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A flower crab spider has turned up again on a Euphorbia flower in the garden.

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Flower crab spider on Euphorbia #1 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr

Apr 24, 2022 at 01:37 AM

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Brian, I've never seen a white, almost translucent spider like this is it albino?
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Apr 24, 2022 at 07:32 AM

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The second is my favorite Brian with the subject moving into the frame and enough environment to make it interesting

Morris

Apr 24, 2022 at 08:30 AM

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Great shots.

Apr 24, 2022 at 08:56 AM

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Fantastic shots. I have never seen a crab spider , would love to

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Apr 24, 2022 at 11:52 AM

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douter wrote:
Brian, I've never seen a white, almost translucent spider like this is it albino?
Douglas

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morris wrote:
The second is my favorite Brian with the subject moving into the frame and enough environment to make it interesting

Morris

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Jim Dockery wrote:
Great shots.

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birdied wrote:
Fantastic shots. I have never seen a crab spider , would love to

Birdie

Thanks all for the comments- appreciated

Douglas- this is a normal colour I think - they range between white to yellow as the main body colour but can change colour to match the flower better. Species Misumena vatia

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Apr 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM

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LordV wrote:
Douglas- this is a normal colour I think - they range between white to yellow as the main body colour but can change colour to match the flower better. Species Misumena vatia.

Yes, sometimes this species has pink lateral stripes or some yellow on the face. They can coat themselves with yellow pigment but can't change back to white. However, I suspect that they will revert to white after a moult.

Very nice images, Brian.

Harold

Apr 25, 2022 at 08:20 AM

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e6filmuser wrote:
Yes, sometimes this species has pink lateral stripes or some yellow on the face. They can coat themselves with yellow pigment but can't change back to white. However, I suspect that they will revert to white after a moult.

Very nice images, Brian.

Harold

Thanks for the info and comments Harold

Brian V.

Apr 25, 2022 at 11:56 PM


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