Now this crab spider is on the flowers of the Spotted Laurel. Please click image for a larger, more detailed view.
Goldenrod Spider (Misumena vatia), rear garden, Staffordshire, April 2017.
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Interesting😊
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It is either tasting the nectar, or most likely waiting for a fly to drop in for dinner, with the fly being the main course 🙂
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Nice shot.
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Thank you, David 🙂
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Great details
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Thank you, Domnuio 🙂
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I am not aware of any Crab Spider having such a ”Sweet Tooth”, Mr Hillman. Is this a new species you have stumbled across, I wonder?
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The males eat pollen, apparently. But in this instance it is most likely hoping for a fly to land and feed on the pollen to snatch it up for dinner.
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I did not know that. Wow… learn something every day. 🙂
This looks like a female,though, doesn’t it?
I thought the males were tiny and brown?
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Yes, Ark it is a female. I don’t think I have seen a male yet, but they are supposed to be slimmer and darker.
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A lovely image overall but well worth zooming in for the details.
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Thank you, Judith 🙂
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I love this shot of Mister Albino Crab Spider and the contrasting Spotted Laurel!
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Thank you, Michael 🙂
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I’ve taken photos of this cute little spider too. Because it’s white, it doesn’t seem so bad! LOL
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