16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Crab Spider
Crab Spiders are usually camouflaged against their background to enable them to capture unsuspecting insects that land on the flower they are perched on. This one stuck out like a sore thumb. The spider did eventually wrap the petal around itself.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 08.2018 |
Photo Location: | Wasaga Beach, Canada |
Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X |
Copyright: | © Barb D'Arpino |