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Ambush Crab Spider

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Description:

This little Crab Spider is an ambush expert. She hangs out on the underside of flowers waiting for her victims. She blends remarkably well with with the pale greens and browns on the underside of flowers.

Habitat:

Arcotete Park, 10 km north of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Notes:

See this interesting article about how Crab Spider that ambush their prey from flowers are able to change color: they are the octopi of the spider world:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3029441/Bad-news-arachno….

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