I actually like Green Lynx Spiders and I love butterflies. I just don't like the two together. This same spider had a Gulf Fritillary yesterday. Both butterflies were older and probably didn't have much longer to live, but it still makes me sad.
Sad but amazing capture. I watched a beetle grab a painted lady butterfly on my butterfly bush the other day. The poor butterfly furiously flapped its wings for several minutes trying desperately to get free then suddenly stopped. A couple moments later it gave one last desperate attempt to free itself and succeeded and flew away. I wondered how long it might survive.
