Spider Photos 3

Spider Photos 3

By Shawn Olson

Posted on September 11th, 2003

While spiders naturally give many people the creeps, it's good to keep in mind the great benefits of spiders... namely, that they eat practically all insects we consider to be pests. Here are some examples of spiders eating pesty flies.

crab spider eating fly in thistle flower

These photos of spiders were taken in the summer of 2003 in the woods near my home or near the Big Darby National Scenic River.
Copyright © 2003-2010 by Shawn Olson.
spider eating flyThis small jumping spider made a meal of a housefly in my backyard.
spider eating flyThis small jumping spider made a meal of a housefly in my backyard.
spider eating flyThis small jumping spider made a meal of a housefly in my backyard.
spider eating flyThis small jumping spider made a meal of a housefly in my backyard.
Spider on GrassA spider looking for a meal in tall grass.
Crab SpiderThis spider waits in the head of a flower for an unwary meal.
Spider eatingThis spider is nearly finished sucking the juices from an earlier meal.
Crab Spider eats flyThis crab spider caught this fly while hiding in the head of a thistle.
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