Common Crab Spider (Xysticus cristatus)

This entry is mostly about the accompanying video which you should not miss, if you like a little drama.

It features, very close up, some unusual behaviour characterstic of this particular species, and relatively few others.

Make sure you read the commentary before you watch the video, so you know a little about what's going on.........or not? :-)

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Ha! Love the video, the tension was definitely palpable. Thanks for sharing and educating <3. Posted 4 years ago
1. Philip Booker
  
  Lion
  
  Christine.
  
  A Pleasure
  
  Because I wasn't sure about the ID of the spider on the stem, I thought for a long time it was an intended 'victim' of the male, which had played dead before cunningly doing a Steve McQueen.
  
  It was only as I read up a bit more I realised my error, and had it confirmed by others more knowledgeable than I............My 5yr old great nephews. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Haha! Kids can surprise you. Mine come up with random facts that I didn't know as well. Posted 4 years ago