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Crab Spider

Mecaphesa

Photo by beaker98
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41.4524, -90.0446

Field Notes

Habitat:

Canal/deciduous habitat

Notes:

A hungry little one with green bee of unidentified species. Perfect camouflage on a morning glory flower.

Species ID Suggestions

Sweat Bee

Augochlora sp.

Comments (39)

Thanks again Rosa Maria. This is one of my favorites! They are amazing hunters.
WildlifeLover and Ingrid3, than you for the nice words.
Incredible predator-prey moment. Supreme photo series!
Thanks Lauren! They are truly masters of their environment!
Congratulations Bill, poor unsuspecting bees, wasps and flies. They don't have a chance against Crab Spider camouflage.
Thanks dotun55! They do have amazing camo. What is really fascinating about these is the variant colors that they achieve to match their surroundings.
Fantastic camo! Congratulations!!
Congrats Bill, that spider is beautiful!
Excellent series, congrats!
Thanks so much Sri and EnvUnlimited! I really appreciate it.
excellent captured friend,,,, congrats,,, :)Sri
Thank you Leonardo! These spiders seem to have amazing accuracy. I would love to have seen the moment of capture, but unfortunately did not get that opportunity.
Wow! That was right in the neck! Congratulations, beaker98!!
Thanks so much Bhagya Herath:)
What a nice surprise Yasser! Thank you very much:). Thanks for commenting Dilan, staccyh, Juan and Reiko. Much appreciated.
Congratulations! Really nice series.
Awesome spotting, congrats!
Congrats Bill! After a short holiday break, this super set brings back our Spotting of the Day! It is such a great example of camouflage and the contrast in color between predator and prey is just awesome. Thanks for all the wonderful contributions and we hope to see many more from you. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/10153647438590603 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/416436707303505921
Thanks Suzanne! They are definitely the masters of their domain in every way:)
Beautiful spider, beautiful photos, beaker98! The surface of the spider's abdomen is even patterned like the flower he stands on ... amazing.
Agree Yasser! They do have awesome concealing capabilities:)
Awesome! With such a perfect color match, I bet that spider feasts like a king.
Thanks Luis! I love crab spiders!!
Thanks for commenting FaredinAliyevski. I love predator/prey shots:)

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