Tianfu natural calendar 丨 walk like a crab spider (July 5, 2022)

The network hunting may be a cognition of most people on spiders. But do you know? There is a spider that does not connect the Internet, but this does not affect their hunting skills, and even dare to "use the small blog". It is a crab spider.

It can be seen from its name that this spider is related to crab. Yes, crab spiders are not only shaped like crabs, but most of them are short -width of head and chest and abdomen. They stretch their footsteps to the left and right, which can run rampant, like crabs. There are about 170 genus and more than 2,000 species worldwide in the world.

Another special thing about crab spider is that it does not woven the net. It is very unique to prey in prey. It is often hidden in the flowers and "guarding the rabbit". When the prey is immediately rushed up, gently stabs on the neck of the prey with his feet, and the prey is immediately might.

Although there are no cobweb assists, crab spiders have a spirit of small fighting, which can prey in insects that are much larger than themselves, such as butterflies, bean nins, mosquitoes, bees, etc. It is often prefers pests in cotton fields and wheat fields near the bean fields, and pests near the bean field.

The crab spider's nest is very delicate. Like a white ribbon, the crab spider produces eggs in this ribbon, and also built a "observation platform" on the top of the nest. After spawning, he stayed on it to prevent invaders.