I found one! for Andrea (durleybeachbum) by three_grrr
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I have just loved all the images of the crab spiders that Andrea has posted, and did a search. We have them on this side of the world as well! And finally, after looking and looking, I found one out at the Hollow. This one was sitting on a cornflower, or bachelor's button (Centaurea cyanus), the flower seems to go by either name depending on where you live.
I've since see a few more of these spiders, but I think this was the best shot. I even saw teensy tiny baby one!!
These spiders are hunters, and have excellent vision. They sit quietly and wait for a bug to approach then grab it. Wonder if she knows there's a little beetle right behind her!I read that these spiders are able to change color in a limited fashion. I noticed on yellow flowers they tended to be able to blend in much better then here.
In case anyone's interested, this one is Thomasidae Misumena vatia, at least I'm pretty sure that's what she is. Oh .. and it may not be a she, grins.
I have to tell you all, I just loved all the stories quite a few of made up to go with the last posting, "The Horror of it All"! I had SO much fun reading them all. Thank you so much!
Thank you for all the comments, for all the faves, and to all who stopped to look.
Comments (29)
three_grrr
Also for Bossy Boots, who loves spiders.
Dragonluna1
Awesome!!
Bossie_Boots
Incredible wow amazing !!
durleybeachbum
Fab find, Rita! And it is a she, the males are very much smaller and run rather a risk of becoming a wedding breakfast!
clbsmiley
Ooo!! You sure did !!
Faemike55
Great capture, Rita! great dedication to Andrea
claude19
amazing Natural shot !
Savage_dragon
As you probably know, I love spiders. & she/he is just gorgeous! I wonder how you tell. Could you imagine having the job of sexing spiders? ;)
annie5
Great find..magnificent! :)
magnus073
What a cool capture of this little guy Rita, I've never seen one of these before myself
lior
So amazing, really!
npauling
A super capture of this little white spider. I'm chuckling over the little beetle behind her and I am waiting for it to say 'boo', and then run away. This little fellow has quite long legs, just enough to spook me.
ToniDunlap
An amazing capture Rita. What a really keen eye you have. Applause, applause!!!
jocko500
this is super cool
DennisReed
Spectacular! I take it stoping & smelling the roses is out of the question! ;)
eekdog
cool shot and very creepy spider.
gunsan
Fantastic that you found it, and on such a beautiful place! Excellent shot! I like spiders, even if I cannot say I love them :-) Did you wait tto se what happened to the little beetle?
Digitaleagle
Very nice macro, your perseverance paid off, well done!
Juliette.Gribnau
cool shot !! fascinating little critters they are
renecyberdoc
reminds me we had one in our bathroom in luxembourg for years i dont know what type of spider it was because there was no net to see.anyway ute named her thekla and she was with us for a while lol. very nice work.
farmerC
Fantastice creation.
jendellas
Never seen one in the buff so to speak, hope that little beetle gets away :o)
carlx
Wonderful photography, Rita!!!
Minda
This is Really beautiful Rita..
Bampster
Rita, this is a superb macro, I have never seen one of these little beasties before. Excellent capture!!!!!
bakapo
this is a cool shot. spiders are cool outside but not in my home!
JaneEden
Oh what an amazing little creature, it really does look like a little crab and actually stands out really well on the top of that beautiful cornflower. Well done for finding it, it is a great capture, hugs Jane xx
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
neoexcello
So funny...the beetle behind him/her. Reminds me of the famous shot of the birder, camera held to his eye at the ready, with the subject bird perched upon his head. Great shot. Zoom zoom, back on the road.