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Cymbacha ocellata

Crab spider at Page, ACT

Cymbacha ocellata at Page, ACT - 6 Jun 2024 10:23 AM
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Cymbacha ocellata 17 Jun 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Jun 2024 Cristy1676

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2 comments

   17 Jun 2024
I think the white blobs are fly larvae, possibly of small-headed or spider flies, that are spider parasites

see https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fly+parasites+of+spiders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&ip=1&vld=cid:a0e610e0,vid:2J_DwKt-nsA,st:0
Cristy1676 wrote:
   17 Jun 2024
@MichaelMulvaney thank you so much! Thats really interesting. Tha k you for the links!

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