A small white flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) waiting to catch a bee on blue-purple salvia nemorosa flowers

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Flower crab spiders don't spin webs; they ambush their prey. The females can change their colour to help them blend in with their surroundings.

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Size: 3621px × 2491px
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Anna Carpendale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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