
Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) with its prey, a Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issonia lathoria). In early summer crab spiders will sit on flowers such as lavender that attract butterflies and other insects such as bees. The prey can be large compared with the spider whose front legs are enormously strong compared with its size and it can hold and then paralyse the insect with its bite. Podere Montecucco, Orvieot, Italy photographed during lockdown. July 2020