Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) with prey

I am really fond of basically all kinds of spiders. Crab spiders are especially easy to spot when browsing over meadows - provided you pay close attention to the individual flowers and their undersides. Some of these are true masters of hiding in plain sight, patiently waiting for an unsuspecting insect to approach a flower in full bloom. Probably the fly never saw it coming…