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Misumena
Tiny spider in the flower head of a garden mum in my urban flower garden.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 26, 2012
5 Comments
Nice series.
Awesome! Thanks for the ID!
it's one of the flower crab spiders ("Misumena sp."), they can (to a limited degree) change colour in much the same way a chameleon does, although the change takes days rather than seconds. i have seen these (South African one's) in a veriety of colours from yellows to whites to purples/pinks and in-betweens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_crab...
I agree Johan!
It is a crab spider, not sure of the species in your area.