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A Female Crab Spider with Prey. This photo was taken 2 1/2 hours after this sequence,<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98087/a_mating_pair_of_misumena_vatia.html" title="A Mating Pair of Misumena vatia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/98087_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=w4PMeI62Sadw5E0mVpcn9GSO9dI%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="A Mating Pair of Misumena vatia While enjoying lunch on our deck my wife pointed out the female crab spider on a blossom. Initially it was quite relaxed but when any sort of insect flew by it immediately stretched out its forelegs. After a time I noticed a smaller spider getting closer and closer till it started crawling over the female. Only then did I realize it was a male. The pair got tired of me watching and crawled into the darker recesses! Canada,Geotagged,Goldenrod crab spider,Misumena vatia" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> No comment!<br /> Canada,Geotagged,Goldenrod crab spider,Misumena vatia,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

A Female Crab Spider with Prey.

This photo was taken 2 1/2 hours after this sequence,

A Mating Pair of Misumena vatia While enjoying lunch on our deck my wife pointed out the female crab spider on a blossom. Initially it was quite relaxed but when any sort of insect flew by it immediately stretched out its forelegs. After a time I noticed a smaller spider getting closer and closer till it started crawling over the female. Only then did I realize it was a male. The pair got tired of me watching and crawled into the darker recesses! Canada,Geotagged,Goldenrod crab spider,Misumena vatia


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    Nicely camouflaged! Posted 5 years ago
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      gary fast
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      For sure! Posted 5 years ago

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The Goldenrod crab spider

"Misumena vatia" is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.

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Uploaded Jul 18, 2020. Captured Jul 17, 2020 15:08 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/18.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO320
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.