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Crab Spider on Coreopsis Flower (+PiPs)

Crab Spider on Coreopsis Flower (+PiPs)
While I was dead-heading the Coreopsis flowers in my garden yesterday afternoon, I spotted this very tiny Crab Spider nestled in the centre of one of them..........so I had to dash back indoors and grab my camera and macro lens, before getting down on my knees to get a couple of photos. Even with the macro lens, these had to be cropped.

PiP1 is another view of the spider.
PiP 2 is a quick shot I took with my thumb underneath to show some scale.

Thanks for looking!

Luc Reiniche, trester88, Annemarie, Gudrun and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo


24 comments - The latest ones
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
An impressive macro, Keith !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks Ulrich..........glad you like these!
8 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wow, what a stunning close-up Keith.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you Jaap..........always appreciated.
8 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
That insect is almost microscopic. You did well to see it. Thank you for the wonderful macro shot and the comparison with your thumb! It is such an amazing thing to be able to see the details of something so tiny!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
You're very kind Eunice...........glad you like the photos.
8 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Ooooh, all those eyes!!! A good day yesterday for tidying the garden and keeping the camera handy Keith. A good idea to give a sense of the size in your thumb picture.....and a very pretty flower as well. Thank goodness they are not the same size as the other two shots ;-))

An excellent series. Happy Thursday.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Ha, ha.........lovely ain't they? I was lucky to spot this tiny little spider, If I hadn't have been dead-heading I wouldn't have noticed it.

Glad you like the photos Rosa and thanks for your comments.

I checked today and it was still there, on the same flower, so it must be catching enough food!
8 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,da hast du wieder toll reagiert lieber Keith,es sind immer diese Überraschungen der Natur,die dann einen so erfreuen,ich weiß,diese Krabbenspinnen sind ja echt winzig,wie man schön in deinen Pip2 sieht,aber die Augen hast du perfekt scharf abgelichtet,ganz tolle Makros zeigst du,ist immer erstaunlich,wie verschieden auch die Spinnen sind lieber Keith :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you my friend...........I'm always pleased when you like my macro photos. Your kind comments are much appreciated!
8 months ago.
 Roséha D.
Roséha D. club
She is secretely hided in the flower********************** She is deceitful............... Take care my dear...... - Have a beautiful day !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Roséha D. club
It's pretty well hidden........and I was lucky to spot it. Glad you like the photos Roséha and thank you.
8 months ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
NEIN das ist nicht meine Freundin !!!!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to aNNa schramm club
:-)))
8 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
So many eyes!
Superb macros, Keith
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to J.Garcia club
Just enough to have almost 360 degree vision..........perfect for a predator, even a tiny one!

Glad you like the photos Judite,........and thank you.
8 months ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Oh thats awesome well done Keith
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Horizon 36 club
You're very kind...........thank you so much.
8 months ago.
 Typo93
Typo93 club
What is it thinking about? Does it have family and friends? What is its favourite TV programme? So many important questions that will remain unanswered...

PS - Nice macro!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Typo93 club
Ha, ha...........glad you like the shot Typo. I'll have to pass on the answers to your questions.........but if you really want to know you could look them them up on the web :-))
8 months ago. Edited 8 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
What fantastic macros, the tiny spider taking centre stage!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Glad you like this little series Gudrun............I was lucky to spot it!

Three days later and it's still there.........siting on the same flowerhead!
8 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Das sind klasse Makros, Keith! Im zweiten PiP sieht man erst, wie klein die Spinne ist.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Thank you my friend.,,,,,,,,,,,,,always appreciated.
8 months ago.

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