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Crab Spider


Crab Spider
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 72 N: 279] (1772)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-25
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Summer Colours [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-26 8:02
Viewed: 302
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and most well-known flower spider, it is called the Goldenrod crab spider, because it is commonly found hunting in Goldenrod sprays in the autumn.

Females can grow up to 10 mm (without legs), males reach 5 mm at most.

Young females in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked. These spiders may be yellow or white, depending on the flower in which they are hunting. Especially younger females, which may hunt on a variety of flowers such as daisies and sunflowers, may change color "at will". Older females require large amounts of relatively large prey to produce the best possible clutch of eggs. They are, therefore, in North America most commonly found in Goldenrod (Solidago sp.), a bright yellow flower which attracts large numbers of insects, especially in autumn. It is often very hard even for a searching human to recognize one of these spiders on a yellow flower.
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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 11 N: 1348] (4706)
  • [2008-06-26 8:11]

Hello Max,
Marvelous and beautiful macro photo, I love the fine details and the intense colours.
Best regards ,
Siggi

Hello Marx,
a fine and clear picture of the crab spider. The focus is precise and sharpness is pretty good. A little cropping to the right and below would be advabtageous to avoid larger out of-focus parts. I tried a workshop and would like to know your opinion.
Best wishes, Peter

Hi Marx,
Very nice composition. Spider is sharp and detailed. Thanks.
Ali

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 118 W: 63 N: 256] (2055)
  • [2008-06-26 12:19]

Witaj,
Ciekawy okaz i dobre zblizenie z uwagi na drobne wymiary.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

Hej Marx,
bardzo ładne kompozycyjnie i kolorystycznie zdjęcie. rzeczywiście pajączki te potrafią zmieniać swoje ubrania;) ładne detale i dobry kontrast.
Pozdrawiam
Adrian

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