A goldenrod crab spider on a green plant. The spider is facing left. It is almost completely white, with two vertical red stripes on its abdomen and a small red strip across its face. The legs are spread wide, which looks like a crab. They can also move sideways like a crab.

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This close-up photo shows a bright yellow spider perched on the petal of a golden yellow wildflower, blending almost perfectly with its surroundings. The spider is a Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia), a master of camouflage that waits motionless on flowers to ambush pollinating insects. Its body is rounded, with long, outstretched front legs giving it a crab-like stance. The yellow coloration helps it disappear against the petals of the goldenrod bloom it rests upon. ⸻ Suggested BlueSky Hashtags: #CrabSpider #GoldenrodCrabSpider #MisumenaVatia #SpiderPhotography #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #PollinatorPredator #WildlifePhotography #Camouflage #Biodiversity

Had a long tele lens, so found an amazing macro subject.😖

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Close-up, and face-on, view of a goldenrod crab spider. Foliage from Queen Anne's lace makes up the background.

She sits upon the Iron Throne.
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Yellow Goldenrod Crab Spider that has the ability to change color to match the flower they are hiding on, usually between yellow and white. Photo by T Jacobs.

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Spotted this little #WhiteDeathSpider - #GoldenrodCrabSpider / #FlowerCrabSpider hiding in the rose bushes this week in Oxshott..
It ambushes #pollinator #insects when they land on #flowers

#MisumenaVatia #Arachnid #Aranaea #Umbellifer #AchilleaMillefolium #entomology

Goldenrod crab spider preying on a bee of some kind.

I wondered why that insect (bee of some kind?) was sticking straight out, and then I looked closer and saw the goldenrod crab spider having it for lunch. #spiders #goldenrodcrabspider #yegwildlife

The goldenrod crab spider is also known as the flower spider due to it often hunting in flowers, like this one is. Also, just like crabs, they can walk sideways, forwards, and backwards! #goldenrodcrabspider #spider #canadianwildlife