My spiders -creap you out WARNING!!!

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited August 21, 2006 in Wildlife
Early this spring there were so many crab spiders around that I stopped shooting them unless they were eating... :crazy

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EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

The funny thing is that I can detach myself from what I'm seeing while I'm taking the photo, but as I walk away the skin on my back starts to crawl... :uhoh
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2006
    Creepy but nice pics, well done.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Creepy but nice pics, well done.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick

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    Thanks!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2006
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2006
    These are great shots. Not only did you get the spiders but each one is having a meal. I think crab spiders are really neat. Sometimes I take pictures of flowers and don't notice until I get home that they had a tiny crab spider in them.
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    outstanding macros clap.gif

    Thanks Harry!

    The spider on the purple flower is about 6mm long...
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    These are great shots. Not only did you get the spiders but each one is having a meal. I think crab spiders are really neat. Sometimes I take pictures of flowers and don't notice until I get home that they had a tiny crab spider in them.

    If you see one that has its front legs extended like this...

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    ...then just keep checking it every 30 minutes or so because it's trying to catch something.
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