Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) with a Running Crab Spider hiding underneath the androecium.

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I was photgraphing Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) in my local wood, Grove Wood in Bristol, as I have done many times before when I noticed this spider hiding underneath the androecium. I hadn't seen this spider or behaviour before. I observed it for some time but it didn't move so I can't be certain of an idetification but research suggests it could be a Running Crab Spider (Philodromidae) as they lurk in places attractive to pouncing. (105mm manual macro lens)

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Bristol
Photo credit: © Jez Toogood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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