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Flower crab spider (and dinner)

Misumena vartia

Description:

May be yellow or white depending on the flower they are found on. This one was perfectly camouflaged against the white flowers I spotted it on several days in a row. Here it has caught a hoverfly. The one in the picture was around 5mm, the maximum size for males. Females are larger, up to 10mm.

Habitat:

Found across the entire northern hemisphere. Common on daisies and sunflowers. Can change colour when they swap flowers.

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2 Comments

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Agree Dangermouse, this one stayed put in the same location for ages. What was difficult was to get the focus right with AF as the spider is so similar in colour to its surroundings!

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Crab spiders seem to be some of the easiest to photograph, I've spotted two or three different types myself. I love this one, though, especially with his meal! Great photos.

Elsa
Spotted by
Elsa

Telemark, Norway

Spotted on Jul 31, 2011
Submitted on Jul 31, 2011

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