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White Crab Spider female

Thomisus spectabilis ??

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

White spider 10mm across. Hunts very big prey relative to it's size.

Habitat:

Spotted on a chilly plant.

Reference Links:

Thomisus spectabilis Doleschall, 1859 Spectacular Crab Spider

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Comments (38)
sunnyjosef
Thank you Rams, Audie, Luis and James...
LuisStevens
Beautiful series sunnyjosef! Congrats on the SOTD!
beaker98
Wonderful photos Sunny! Congrats on the SOTD!
sunnyjosef
Thank you Bhagya and Stephanie.. This girl still stays on my chilly plant.. I am waiting to see her catch a big butterfly..😉
Bhagya Herath
Great macro of a beautiful girl....Congratulations Sunny.....
sunnyjosef
Thank you Satyen, Despina and Marta for your kind words...
The MnMs
Congratulations! This spider is precious as a jewel!
z2015842641
Паучок с коронной.Очаровательное насекомое.
sunnyjosef
Thank you Yasser and Projectnoah for selecting my shot of a white crab spider as SOTD.
Yasser
Sunny, great job! These awesome shots have earned you another Spotting of the Day! Congrats and we can't wait to see what you snap next. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/10154541628040603 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/505915127502491649
sunnyjosef
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments my friends... magazhu, Gilma, Adarsha, Diaz and Sigg..
SG in CR
Great spotting sunnyjosef! I agree with Stephanie, capturing detail on a white subject is difficult. Really captivating images.
Adarsha B S
Magnificent capture Sunny..Such educative macro capture..We can see every detail in crisp...Amazing....:)
Stephanie R.
Fantastic photos, Sunny! I have so much trouble photographing white; I am really impressed!
Neil Ross
Brilliant spotting, Sunny. Just brilliant.

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PublishedAugust 30, 2014

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