Female godenrod spider, misumena vatia

This is apparently a common type of crab spider, but I had never seen one--or perhaps had never seen one in white. I was wandering through a botanical garden, trying to teach myself how to use a wide-angle lens for flower shots, when I suddenly noticed this, blowing in the wind. I quickly put on a macro lens and took a bunch of shots, trying to hold the bush still while holding the camera in the other hand. This was the sharpest of the bunch. I spent some time digging up information about these, and it turns out they can turn white or yellow, to camouflage themselves. I think it was about 1 cm, front to back.

nice catch.
yes they are pretty common,sitting on flowers awaiting prey

Lovely capture and a great looking crab spider.

Like Bas said, great shot!

Very nice.

Great shot

Lovely shot indeed.

Well camouflaged, great capture!

Thanks, all.

Good capture. They're very efficient hunters and the bite is lethal. I have an old shot from my film days with a common blue butterfly firmly snagged and recently watched one with a bumble bee far larger than itself. One bite, the bee staggered a little and then dropped like a stone. Rather defeated the object as the prey got away but shows their effectiveness as ambush predators.