Spiders are appearing around and about the garden now the weather is improving. This is about the fifth species I have seen now. It is a Running Crab Spider from a family of spiders called Philodromidae. There are 17 British species in 3 genra. This one is a Philodromus species, and would require microscopic examination for an accurate identification.
I always tend to find these lounging about the garden, either on vegetation, walls or fencing, but they are quite agile and fearsome predators of other invertebrates.
April 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman
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Nice! I’ve only ever snapped the Running Crab twice. I hardly ever see them at our spot.
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Thank you, Ark 🙂 They are quite an amazing spider.
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Very nice! (I’m enjoying your spiders vicariously (until our season starts😊)
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Thank you very much, Belinda 🙂 I am amazed at how many are suddenly appearing here.
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Almost same color as the ground, like a chameleon. Great image as always.
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Thank you 🙂 They can be quite the master in camouflage.
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