Its a Crab Spider. They don't build webs to catch bugs, instead they sit on
flowers and wait to ambush insects that visit the flower. Some species can
change color to match the flower they sit on.
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On 10/1/10 12:19 PM, "Mark Marr-Lyon" <mark.marrlyon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yesterday my 7-year-old daughter found a nice yellow spider in the
> flowers of a bush (lilac?) in our yard. While taking some pictures of
> it, an orange insect of some sort decided to join in. All pictures
> were taken handheld with an E-3, OMZ 135/4.5 + 65-116 tube, and T8
> flash.
>
> http://web.me.com/markml/Photos/Yellow_spider.html
>
> Mark
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