Woops Wrong Flower

[sigma1448]

I was just setting up to take a photo of a little prarrie flower with a spider when a Skipper landed. I snapped the picture, the spider jumped and missed as the butterfly flew away. I was thinking if that spider had caught the Skipper would he have gone for a little unexpected air time?

[greenman]

Gerald,

Good luck and timing on that shot! Reminds me of a few days ago: I was in macro mode on my 35-135 shooting some Green Lynx spiderlings that had just hatched out when a Monarch landed on the roses right by me! I managed to get out of macro mode and focused on him enough to get a shot on it. I might post it soon. Timing is quite a bit when doing stuff like this, isn't it just?!

Thanks for sharing!
Sam

[ttusa]

How cool Gerald! I think that's a Green Lynx Spider-superb hunters!

[sigma1448]

Originally Posted by greenman

Gerald,

Good luck and timing on that shot! Reminds me of a few days ago: I was in macro mode on my 35-135 shooting some Green Lynx spiderlings that had just hatched out when a Monarch landed on the roses right by me! I managed to get out of macro mode and focused on him enough to get a shot on it. I might post it soon. Timing is quite a bit when doing stuff like this, isn't it just?!

Thanks for sharing!
Sam

Thanks Sam, I thought this post went unnoticed. It seems that quite often it's the unexpected things that mean the most after an outing is through (see my post "Eaten Alive"). Yesterday I was trying to get a close photo of a Goatweed Leafwing butterfly when it took off and landed in back of me right at my feet. I couldn't move my feet so I had to slowly twist around and shoot down. It was painful but worth it.

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Originally Posted by ttusa

How cool Gerald! I think that's a Green Lynx Spider-superb hunters!

Thanks for the id and the comments Therese. I think I've seen these in different shades of white depending on the color of the flower they are on. Do you know if they can change their color?

[greenman]

Gerald and Therese,

I don't think it's a Green Lynx spider. Here's one for comparison:



Granted, this one is a pregnant female about to lay eggs (which I got later on). But still, you can see the shape is very different, as well as coloration and general body appearance. Green Lynx spiders have a lot of hairs/spikes on their legs. As another comparison shot, take a look at this one:



Unfortunately, you don't have a great angle on him in this shot, but I think it's the same species. I'm not sure what it's called, but I call it a crab spider. Might have to look it up sometime, though...

Nice shot, as I said before!
Sam

[sigma1448]

Thanks Sam, I agree. I don't think this little spider is a Green Lynx either given its size and shape. I looked up some crab spiders and they have a definate crab-like appearance and are usually white. I don't know if that quite fits either. Anyone out there have a good ID?