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Crab Spider on Yarrow Flower

Thomisidae Sp

Notes:

Achillea millefolium or yarrow is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. In Spanish-speaking New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo, or "little feather", for the shape of the leaves. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herbal militaris, for its use in staunching the flow of blood from wounds. Other common names for this species include common yarrow, gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf (as its binomial name affirms), and thousand-seal. This one is red!

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5 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks BORZRACH and Dangermouse...

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Love the contrast between the flowers and the spider. Fantastic!

borzrach
borzrach 12 years ago

Great color!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks..javiergmxd..

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Some more information!

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

4671, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 17, 2010
Submitted on May 17, 2011

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