took me 4 months to find it

[macro junkie]

only found in the south..and i live in the south..but iv never seen one and im out every day..so when i saw this guy yesterday i was so chuffed

white crab spider at 5:1 life size (full zoom) uncropped

 

[macro junkie]

 

[Rick]

That first pic shows some great detail.

 

[macro junkie]

That first pic shows some great detail.

i love photographing insects..its a great hobbie.

 

[idolomantis]

looking good there are a few green crab spiders here on a field

 

[mantidsandgeckos]

I saw a yellow 1 in my garden b4. :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

I saw a yellow 1 in my garden b4. :lol:

yea.. u live in malaysia.. not so rare there huh :lol:

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

I've seen a couple of these fellows arounf before. Mostly white and yellow in colour. Mabye a green one, but I really can't remember.

 

[hibiscusmile]

That one is amazing MJ? does it have babies?

 

[Rob Byatt]

Rare ??? Who on earth told you that ? Misumena is a common species in the UK, as far as I know not retsricted to the South.

If you want a rare spider try finding one of these......

ps. spiders are not insects

 

[idolomantis]

yea i spider just like this one was on a white flower in the backyard eating a fly. aint rare, just hard to spot

@ rob: rare? maybe in the UK here they i see em evertime i come near a pool

 

[macro junkie]

Rare ??? Who on earth told you that ? Misumena is a common species in the UK, as far as I know not retsricted to the South.ps. spiders are not insects

because i go out every day and iv never seen one.and not alot of people find them on the canon macro forum..i know we got rarer spiders like the ladybird spider..but none are as pretty as the white crab spider imo

 

[macro junkie]

yea i spider just like this one was on a white flower in the backyard eating a fly. aint rare, just hard to spot @ rob: rare? maybe in the UK here they i see em evertime i come near a pool

your lucky then.

 

[macro junkie]

Rare ??? Who on earth told you that ?

iv just seen this..it says there common in the south.well its the 1st time iv ever seen them.they must be good at hiding http://www.uksafari.com/crabspider.htm

 

[MANTIS DUDE]

What a [SIZE=18pt]BEAUTIFUL[/SIZE] find!

 

[idolomantis]

What a [SIZE=18pt]BEAUTIFUL[/SIZE] find!

ya think? i do.

and i,m indeed very lucky. well on that area.

 

[Birdfly]

Oh you found Dolomedes then Rob, well done

Male and female Misumena, female with a bee.

 

[mantidsandgeckos]

Wow, the male is small!

 

[idolomantis]

Wow, the male is small!

ever seen nephila males in compared with females? man those are small...