Dodge'y Blips

By RachelD

Vampires in uk gardens ;)

The white crab spider With a poisonous bite (not lethal to humans) they kill their prey, injecting their venom and suck it dry.

Often the crab spider remains for days, even weeks at the same spot.

The front two legs, that are often larger and stronger than the other six, are held sideways, ready to catch the prey immediately. Because they sit on easily spotted places they are also easy to catch by the predators. When they spot a possible enemy they move quickly at the other site of the flower or leave. Their eyesight is excellent developed.

Crab spiders are easy recognizable if you tease them. They widen their legs and move side ways like a crab.Like captured here, although i didn't tease it too much! Their size is between 4 - 10 mm. The male is much smaller than the female.This one was of the larger size so probably a female.

Didn't see any signs Of any egg sacs which the female will stand guard of.

Crab spiders are able to change their body colour to match their background. It can take a few days, but they can appear white, yellow or green. They sometimes have two faint red lines running along the abdomen, but these are not always visible.

Here she is large if you're brave enough ;)

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