Crab Spider (Mecaphesa, Thomisidae) on buckwheat - female
This is another little Crab Spider (Thomisidae) on a surprising flower head of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae) that surprisingly still has flowers. I believe from the spider's general hairiness that this is another genus Mecaphesa spider. I've been finding a few of these lately, see here and here. I believe that this one is a female. See my [Next] photo for a very different male. (San Marcos Pass, 29 January 2018)
Crab Spider (Mecaphesa, Thomisidae) on buckwheat - female
This is another little Crab Spider (Thomisidae) on a surprising flower head of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae) that surprisingly still has flowers. I believe from the spider's general hairiness that this is another genus Mecaphesa spider. I've been finding a few of these lately, see here and here. I believe that this one is a female. See my [Next] photo for a very different male. (San Marcos Pass, 29 January 2018)