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Fen Raft Spider {Dolomedes plantarius} adult female eating a female Ruddy Darter dragonfly {Sympetrum sanguineum}. Norfolk Broads, UK. August. IUCN Red List 'Vulnerable' species and endangered in the UK where it is fully protected by law under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This photograph was taken under licence.
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