Have a happy weekend- from a crab spider. Yet another really fascinating creature that I photographed on my lunchbreaks this week. I guess being in the office can have its benefits?
I have quite a fondness for crab spiders. How many spiders actually have a face that resembles that of a human? I have photographed several over the years, including one lying in wait on daisy fleabane and another that was colored paper white.
-Tom
Great start on my weekend with these shots! What a face!
ReplyDeleteIt is a cheery little fellow (or gal?) cute, but many more eyes than most of my friends. (unless I count an acquaintance that has an "I" in every sentence.)
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I had one that assumed this exact stance on the side of my blue Prius the other day. My wife said, "That's not a spider." She learned otherwise when I nudged it. (She didn't freak out; if she freaked out over a tiny chartreuse spider after having been married to me for 38 years,I'd know there was something wrong.)
ReplyDeleteThough I have certainly seen crab spiders in my garden, I don't think I have ever seen the face of this spider before. Amazing photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks Samantha. Have a grat weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeyond my Garden- I do nit know how to determine the sex of any Speer- that's a really interesting question. I'm guessing we'd have to use a dissecting scope to really make that determination, but that's merely a guess.
Scott- perhaps the spider mistook your Prius for a gigantic blue flower? My wife isn't a big spider fan, but mice, well, that's anoher story.
Thank you Adrienne!
-Tom
I ended up chatting with a stranger at the Hoover Mudflats Boardwalk, and he told me that he thought I'd enjoy your photos... and he was right!
ReplyDeleteI just photographed one of these at the Audubon-Scioto Metro Park, and it was great finally learning what kind of spider it is.