20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hidden death
Misumena vatia is a species of crab spiders, that preferably hides in and on flowers, colormatching them for perfect camouflage. Here, a fly obviously came too close and fell victim to the highly specialized spider, that did blend in with the white rose petals just perfectly. Without knowig it was there, it was almost not to spot.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2022 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
Photo Location: | Velbert, Germany |
Camera: | E-M1MarkIII |
Copyright: | © Christian Brockes |