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Thomisus citrinellus
"These spiders may be yellow or white, depending on the flower in which they are hunting. Especially younger females, which may hunt on a variety of flowers such as daisies and sunflowers, may change color "at will". The color change takes a few days. The much smaller males scamper from flower to flower in search of females and are often seen missing one or more of their legs. This may be due either to near misses by predators such as birds or to fighting with other males." ~wiki
Spotted on a caper bush growing in my desert garden >>UPDATE>>Photos of the babies: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119...
Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks for the correct ID!
Thomisus sp. before mating.
Thanks, Atul! I am in love with my new macro lens. :-)
super spotting !
Aha! Thanks SO much ChunXingWong!! I had meant to put a big ?? with these as I know nothing about spiders. Glad to learn they're a couple. :-)
Nice couple.
The larger one is a female.
The smaller one is the "husband".