That's a really great portait of what looks like a "crab spider". Also known
in some locales as a "flower spider". She doesn't know about the glads,
she's just hoping she's lucky. See her "cousin" at the bottom of this page:
http://winterwoman.net/2008/06/19/crab-spiders/
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 22:25, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was sitting out in the yard, soaking up some rays, reading and enjoying
> the flowers, when something seemingly out of
> place attracted my attention.
>
> It was a first for me, a yellow spider with some red pattern on the body.
> So of course I hustled in and grabbed a
> camera. Took some shots with 60D and Tammy 28-300VC. Then since it is the
> type that lays in wait, so was staying put, I
> got 5D and Tammy 90/2.8 macro.
>
> I didn't go to the trouble of setting up the tripod, etc. The best shots
> were clearly with 60D and zoom. Had I set up a
> tripod, etc,. and not scared the spider away, perhaps the macro would have
> at least matched the zoom, maybe beaten it.
>
> So here's the yellow predator, with it's rather limited web.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2649cr.jpg
> >
>
> For those not easily frightened, here's a closer look.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2649cr2.jpg
> >
>
> So here's the weird part. It's on the leaf of a gladiola. That particular
> one hasn't blossomed yet, but I'm betting that
> it looks like this.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2656cr.jpg
> >
>
> If so, that's carrying color coordination to serious extremes. And how does
> the spider know?
>
> Maybe the glad will be white or pale lavender. If so, will I be relieved?
>
> I. Color Coordinated Moose
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