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Crab Spiders are very skilled ambush predators. They typically take on the color most common to the area in which they hunt. They wait patiently atop a flower for their prey to come feed, then grab the prey with their long front legs and bite.

This guy appears to be slightly out of his element on a red thistle but there was a large patch of mayweeds nearby; I assume those are his usual stomping grounds.

60D, 100L, 430ex II
1/250, f8, ISO 100

Please also visit my: Webste | Flickr | 500px

Description
Crab Spiders are very skilled ambush predators. They typically take on the color most common to the area in which they hunt. They wait patiently atop a flower for their prey to come feed, then grab the prey with their long front legs and bite.

This guy appears to be slightly out of his element on a red thistle but there was a large patch of mayweeds nearby; I assume those are his usual stomping grounds.

60D, 100L, 430ex II
1/250, f8, ISO 100

Please also visit my: Webste | Flickr | 500px