Huntsman spider consuming painted grasshawk

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An aerial hunter gets hunted at night by a huntsman. Even young huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) are capable of taking prey larger than themselves, in this case a male painted grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans).

Photographed in situ [1]


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