Photographed at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. These bugs are abundant in mid-summer, and catch a good number of insects, from butterflies to bees and wasps to flies and beetles. Their preferred method of catching food is to lie in ambush (hence their common name), hidden in a flower or behind a leaf. When this species mates, the male sits sideways on the female. According to Bug Guide, this behaviour here is called coupling and while nobody really knows why they do it (it can involve several males catching a ride on the larger female!), some biologists believe it helps them to catch larger prey items.