Crab Spider! - カニグモ!

in #photography6 years ago

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Crab Spiders are so named because of their hunting posture, in which they hold the two forward pairs of legs up and to the sides. They are ambush predators who wait for prey to come to them, their favorite places to wait are flowers, hidden within or below the petals, they wait for a bee or fly to come drink the flowers nectar. When the victim gets close enough, they grab it with their two forward pairs of legs and inject a fast acting venom. Spiders are fast but not particularly robust; biting and waiting is a must safer strategy.

カニグモはカニのようなポーズで狩りするから。前半の足は上と横で伸ばして獲物を待ってます。よく花の花びらで体を隠して、獲物が近く来たら、足で捕まえて独を注入、動きが止まってから頂く!クモは速いですが丈夫ではないからこの狩り方法は安全ですね。

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Great Post I like the photos.

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Its so beautiful macro. Happy that I found your blog before time;) I can imagine put it on my wall :)

I'm glad you've found it too! I hope you enjoy my future posts. :)

A very unique spider. They have a wonderful way of survival. Is the spider very small? Good luck always for you @mweich.

Thanks, it's not such a big spider, I'd estimate the leg/arm span at about 12-15mm. Very shy creatures, I was fortunate to spot this on the lavender at dusk, I used a flash to light it and get extra detail too!

Have a very lucky chance to photograph the picture. Thanks for the explanation. Hope to continue to have a good chance. 😊😊

wow,this looks really cool, i really like this animal, but it is a little scary for me.
really great post.

Spiders can be a bit scary but are hugely beneficial!

That's right, I also have a more frightening one.
this is his picture.
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Nice! Some kind of Golden Orb Weaver? We have Nephila clavata, a spider of the same genus, they can get rather large! The webs are truly impressive though, 2m support lines, and a good sized trap area too.

that's right, this is actually I'm a bit afraid to take her picture, afraid she'll jump over us.

A good shot friends, very cool

Good captures. Lovely colors and sharpness. The crabspider looks like he is not from earth haha. Thnx for sharing. Followed and upvoted.

That's probably from its weird looking eyes! 🕷️

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