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look closer if you dare :-)

2009_03_07
While scouting locations and flower species for this Sunday’s photo walk, I took this documentary photo of a Brittlebush. If he hadn’t moved, I would not have noticed the Crab Spider on a petal. I then put my compact in Super Macro mode to get a better look. Below is a close crop of the spider. I think I’ll be telling the hikers to look really close……only if they want to, of course 🙂

Crab Spider on Brittlebush flower.
Crab Spider on Brittlebush flower.

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Crab spider slurping on a Honey Bee
Crab spider slurping on a Honey Bee

This afternoon, I attached a Lensbaby to my 5DMKII and went in search of flowers and found this Crab spider on a Brittlebush. I took a couple of shots with the Lensbaby but then went after my 180 Macro with an extension tube to get the following image. ISO 1600
Crab Spider with prey
Crab Spider with prey