Crab Spider Striptease!
Hah, this is a small Crab Spider (Thomisidae) exposing its legs from behind a flower cluster of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae) by the mailbox. It seems to be making a flirty come-hither gesture with its top leg. You can see just a bit of the spider's palps, which gives a hint about its orientation. The general hairiness of the spider suggests that it is genus Mecaphesa - again. Arachtober 13. (San Marcos Pass, 12 October 2017)
Crab Spider Striptease!
Hah, this is a small Crab Spider (Thomisidae) exposing its legs from behind a flower cluster of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae) by the mailbox. It seems to be making a flirty come-hither gesture with its top leg. You can see just a bit of the spider's palps, which gives a hint about its orientation. The general hairiness of the spider suggests that it is genus Mecaphesa - again. Arachtober 13. (San Marcos Pass, 12 October 2017)