#Crab Spider

[onenicebugperday]

@professionallerkur submitted: Photodump of all the recent cool bugs I've seen. I'd appreciate IDs for the first 2, the tiny golden beetle was found in Great Sand Dunes NP, Colorado, and the red beetle was on Mt. Flora, also in CO. Cheers!

That's a good bunch of buggies! I love them all but especially the sphinx moth. The first photo looks like one of the ant-like flower beetles which is a great name since it's a fairly good ant mimic! Probably Amblyderus triplehorni, though there may be a similar looking species in the same genus. The second beetle looks like a red turnip beetle.

[cupcakeshakesnake]

I had. a Thought

[personostient]

The flower dwelling Creeping Crab

- An uncommon predator of the logstem meadows. They live solitary lifestyles and though vividly patterned, boast remarkable camouflaging abilities that allow them to rapidly adapt to any colorful surrounding in a matter of seconds.

- The average male can easily span more than twice the height and five times the length of man, not even factoring in their long, powerful legs.

- Aspiring Ambassadors are urged to retake the necessary body language training courses and extraterrestrial color theory in-conjunction with Arthroterran speech.

‘Save yourself the trouble of accidentally propositioning your escort over dinner and give them a real show of your know how, will ya?’

[herpsandbirds]

Eight-spotted Crab Spider (Platythomisus octomaculatus), female, family Thomisidae, Singapore

photograph by Janice Ang

[summerwages]

finally there's a fire...

[kirstielol]

My tattoo artist just sent me some better pictures of my tattoo!! Look at the details in that second pic, she does such incredible work :')

[morbidsmenagerie]

Crab spider got a snack today, I don't see her too often.

[humblegrub]

pretty little crab spider, perhaps in genus Mecaphesa. Seen in central Illinois on May 18th, 2024.

[jenfoundabug]

Would you like a poppy?

It comes with a hug, free of charge!

Unidentified crab spider (Thomisidae) on a California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Northern California, US

[onenicebugperday]

Pink crab spider aka heather crab spider, Thomisus onustus, Thomisidae

Found throughout Europe and into Asia and northern Africa

Photos 1-2 by macronocturno, 3-4 by alexis_orion, 5-6 by mammal, 7 by blaupfeilda, 8 by dmtrsav, and 9 by iyptala

[michaelnordeman]

A Goldenrod crab spider/Flower crab spider/blomkrabbspindel (Misumena vatia). These spiders may be yellow or white, depending on the flower in which they are hunting. Especially younger females may change color at will. They do not make webs. The pictured spider is hunting on the flowers of a rhubarb. Värmland, Sweden (June 6, 2017).

[im-flashtoo]

Had a nice walk yesterday and encountered this beautiful lady and managed to snap this photo before she decided no paparazzi please and moved to the other side of the flower

@onenicebugperday no id needed, i know she's a flower crab spider, just wanted to share

[herpsandbirds]

Eight-spotted Crab Spider (Platythomisus octomaculatus), female, family Thomisidae, Singapore

photograph by Inglourious Reptiles

[summerwages]

Come a little bit closer

I'm all alone

And the night is so long...

Jay and the Americans 🎵

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Sébastien Malo, crab spider (Thomisus onustus)

2023 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

[alcnfr]

An American Green Crab Spider (Misumessus oblongus) out back on a log...