Mark VanderWerp's photo of a seemingly observant jumping spider wins PCT's photo contest.Mark VanderWerp, manager of education and training at Rose Pest Solutions, Troy, Mich., was announced in December as the winner of PCT's 13th annual Best Pest Photo Contest for his photo of a jumping spider, Phidippus otiosus.VanderWerp described that the spider was "perched on a succulent plant, ready to liquefy and slurp up the internal organs of any unsuspecting arthropod passersby."The spider was captured in West Virginia while VanderWerp and Rose Pest Solutions were performing a heat treatment. "They are actually a fairly common spider, especially down South," VanderWerp said. "These spiders in the South tend to have an orange abdomen, whereas the ones in the North, including this one, do not."
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机译：马克·范德·韦普（Mark VanderWerp）的一张看似跳跃的蜘蛛的照片在PCT摄影大赛中获胜。密歇根州特洛伊市Rose Pest Solutions的教育和培训经理马克·范德·韦普（Mark VanderWerp）于12月被宣布为PCT第十三届年度最佳害虫摄影大赛的获奖者一只跳跳的蜘蛛Phidippus otiosus。范德韦普描述说，该蜘蛛“栖息在肉质植物上，准备液化和吸食任何节肢动物行人的内部器官。”该蜘蛛在西弗吉尼亚州被捕，范德韦普和罗斯害虫解决方案正在进行热处理。范德韦普说：“它们实际上是相当普遍的蜘蛛，尤其是在南方。” “南方的这些蜘蛛往往有一个橙色的腹部，而北方的蜘蛛（包括这个）则没有。”
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