Crab Spider on Milkweed
Alasdair, this one's for you! This photo was taken about 10 minutes after Crab Spider on Milkweed1. I was surprised to see that my subject had moved on to his next course, a honeybee at least as big as she was! I wouldn't want to mess with this spider! Verification of ID would be welcome. I understand, from what I read, that crab spiders tend to stay in the same place for sometime. I checked back several times in the afternoon. It took her quite awhile to suck the honeybee dry, but she finished before nightfall & was still sitting on the same milkweed plant. Seen in Columbia County, New York, USA on June 27, 2007.
Crab Spider on Milkweed
Alasdair, this one's for you! This photo was taken about 10 minutes after Crab Spider on Milkweed1. I was surprised to see that my subject had moved on to his next course, a honeybee at least as big as she was! I wouldn't want to mess with this spider! Verification of ID would be welcome. I understand, from what I read, that crab spiders tend to stay in the same place for sometime. I checked back several times in the afternoon. It took her quite awhile to suck the honeybee dry, but she finished before nightfall & was still sitting on the same milkweed plant. Seen in Columbia County, New York, USA on June 27, 2007.