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@alexwild The impressive flower #crabspider #Misumena #vatia is a master of visual #camouflage (#mimesis) suited to its preferred #habitats on #blossoms, particularly those of the #Asteraceae and #Apiaceae. This fascinating #species is distributed across the Holarctic and is common in #CentralEurope.
© Text: Stefan F. Wirth, June 2026

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Author: Luc Viatour, 2007, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

@alexwild The impressive flower #crabspider #Misumena #vatia is a master of visual #camouflage (#mimesis) suited to its preferred #habitats on #blossoms, particularly those of the #Asteraceae and #Apiaceae. This fascinating #species is distributed across the Holarctic and is common in #CentralEurope.
© Text: Stefan F. Wirth, June 2026

Photo
Author: Luc Viatour, 2007, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Well today was another school day for me. My daughter asked me to check out this 'ant' carrying a spider. It appears that this is a #dipogon #wasp carrying a #crabspider Until today I had never really considered spider wasps in the UK, only being aware of the classic tarantula hawk wasp that appears on nature documentaries (and has a special mention on the Schmidt sting pain index). This is of a different scale at around 10mm but what a joy to see in the back garden!

The #crabspider #Ebrechtella #tricuspidata has a #palearctic native range and is widely distributed, but in Europe appears more often in the East and South. In Germany it is considered not very abundant, but common. It prefers warmth exposed moist areas. H. Guo et al. (2025) found that #femalechoice is focused on the #malesize only, while #male'choice (when #mating experienced) is towards #virginfemales.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoae059

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The #crabspider #Ebrechtella #tricuspidata has a #palearctic native range and is widely distributed, but in Europe appears more often in the East and South. In Germany it is considered not very abundant, but common. It prefers warmth exposed moist areas. H. Guo et al. (2025) found that #femalechoice is focused on the #malesize only, while #male'choice (when #mating experienced) is towards #virginfemales.

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoae059

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

#Arachtober 13
Crab Spider 2:1 magnification macro I shot last night. I love the depth and detail of this one.
#spider #crabspider #macrophotography #naturephotography

Goldenrod Crab Spider waiting for his Dinner Guest

Canon R7 - Canon EF-S 60mm Macro

#Photo #Photography #Insect #Spider #CrabSpider #Macro #MILC #Mirrorless #CanonR7 #Canon60mmMacro #GiMP

Goldenrod Crab Spider waiting for his Dinner Guest

Canon R7 - Canon EF-S 60mm Macro

#Photo #Photography #Insect #Spider #CrabSpider #Macro #MILC #Mirrorless #CanonR7 #Canon60mmMacro #GiMP

Bumblebee.
Spider.
Nature.

A hard watch when you’re The Bee Guy though.

Anytime you want Spider-Man.
Any time.
Any place.
🐝🕷️😔

#TeamBee
#bumblebee #spider #nature #biodiversity
#crabspider #spiderman

Bumblebee.
Spider.
Nature.

A hard watch when you’re The Bee Guy though.

Anytime you want Spider-Man.
Any time.
Any place.
🐝🕷️😔

#TeamBee
#bumblebee #spider #nature #biodiversity
#crabspider #spiderman

A crab spider hides in a thistle bloom, waiting to ambush. Blink and you’d miss it — macro photography makes the small stories big.

#Photography #MacroPhotography #CrabSpider #ThistleBloom #ScottKissPhoto

A crab spider hides in a thistle bloom, waiting to ambush. Blink and you’d miss it — macro photography makes the small stories big.

#Photography #MacroPhotography #CrabSpider #ThistleBloom #ScottKissPhoto