Dec 2, 2025
Satyrium esculi is a medium sized hairstreak that seems strongly drawn towards toadflax flowers like this (Anarrhinum bellidifolium for the plant people). they flutter around them all day, but this one was unlucky enough to get caught by this very pretty Thomisus onustus who, in a sense, was also not especially lucky considering her prey is mostly wing
it was fun to see a catch like this from a spider that mainly yoinks bees and flies. the butterfly looks real dismayed about it as well
(June 15th, 2025)
