Name: Celeste Northernmost and largest state (Zone 5a) The Vacation Land!
I have been observing the Crab Spider which I find fascinating. I don't like spiders but this one has intrigued me for a few years now. It can change colors to match it's surrounding...usually a flower as they do not build webs like a typical spider.
"Thomisidae do not build webs to trap prey, though all of them produce silk for drop lines and sundry reproductive purposes; some are wandering hunters and the most widely known are ambush predators. Some species sit on or beside flowers or fruit, where they grab visiting insects. Individuals of some species, such as Misumena vatia, are able to change color over a period of some days, to match the flower on which they are sitting."
This one is underneath daylily 'WILD ONE" , I think he did a pretty good job of trying to blend on this one. :)
