Spider

 (order Araneae)

preying on a midge,

(Chionomidae).

Baltic amber.

 

Spiders are sometimes found close to their prey. A fly struggling to get loose from the resin may deceivingly look like an easy prey. The spider is running to catch it and suddenly they are entrapped together.

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