Misumenoides formosipes

small male eating a fly

Most crab spiders seem immune to the stings of wasps and bees, and they do not hesitate to attack,
subdue and eat them as well as many other insects. The species shown below is known
as the Banded Crab Spider. It ranges in Canada and the USA.

 Florida female biting a captive wasp behind its head
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