Dismantled Crab Spider

[Markw]

Hi all. I found this little guy hanging in my the garden around my pond. He was a little ham as far as photography goes. I can generally never get this side of a crab spider. They would much rather show me their rear . Anywho, enjoy and please comment.

Nikon D300s
Sigma 180mm F/3.5 EX DG HSM APO IF Macro

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Thanks for looking! Please comment.
Mark

BTW: I changed my avatar for the first time since I've been registered. :O

 

[Virtuosos]

Spider seems alittle bright but it probablly doesn't help it being an albino! I love it, seeing spiders up-close generally disgusts me, but I find this guy to be more interesting than anything!

 

[Markw]

I thought he was albino as well, but his eyes are black. I don't know if they generally come in this color, but my guess would be melanistic if not.

Thanks for the comments!
Mark

 

[cgipson1]

Nice shot!

Crab spider of the Mecaphesa branch.. white is not uncommon. They are gorgeous spiders!

Link to BugGuide.net and the Mecaphesa page.. if you are interested Genus Mecaphesa - BugGuide.Net

 

[Markw]

Thank you. Living in the city-ish environment that I do, we don't get many crab spiders out and about. I've only seen two this whole year. Maybe that's why I've never seen a white one like this. Thanks for the links, too.

Mark

 

[cgipson1]

Anytime... I have lots of links for insect ID... kind of a hobby.

 

[edddial]

Nice shots!

 

[jimshirey]

crab spiders are more common than you would think. i see them all the time in wildflowers, and they are usually white or yellow, with slight greenish tinges as they age.

 

[cgipson1]

crab spiders are more common than you would think. i see them all the time in wildflowers, and they are usually white or yellow, with slight greenish tinges as they age.

so shoot them, Jim, shoot them!