Last Thing the Fly Sees - _TNY_5644S2
The goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) like this female shot at 2.7:1 magnification on an ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is an ambush predator. She climbs up to the top of flowers (ox-eye daisies seems to be a bit of a favourite) and wait there with arms (or legs, I suppose) outstretched in wait for an unsuspecting insect to land and then owerpower it.
They can actually take down pretty large bugs - I've seen them with bumblebees. Also helpful here is their ability to shift colour - from pure white like this one here, through a light green hue (example: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48789220078/) all the way to intensely yellow (example: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50720247646/). Making this shift in colour is not as swift as for a chameleon or octopus though - this take several days to complete.
This shot is a two-exposure focus stack compiled using Zerene Stacker for a little added depth of field.
Last Thing the Fly Sees - _TNY_5644S2
The goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) like this female shot at 2.7:1 magnification on an ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is an ambush predator. She climbs up to the top of flowers (ox-eye daisies seems to be a bit of a favourite) and wait there with arms (or legs, I suppose) outstretched in wait for an unsuspecting insect to land and then owerpower it.
They can actually take down pretty large bugs - I've seen them with bumblebees. Also helpful here is their ability to shift colour - from pure white like this one here, through a light green hue (example: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48789220078/) all the way to intensely yellow (example: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50720247646/). Making this shift in colour is not as swift as for a chameleon or octopus though - this take several days to complete.
This shot is a two-exposure focus stack compiled using Zerene Stacker for a little added depth of field.