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Goldenrod spider {Misumena vatia}, a species of crab spider. camouflaged on Yarrow flowers {Achillea millefolium} where it waits to ambush its insect prey. This crab spider belongs to the Thomisidae family. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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