My pet flower crab spider

Spotted this spider on one of my camellias but thought it looked a bit silly on a green leaf so I moved it to a mollis azalea flower.
I may have fed her a couple of flies since then.

Brian V.

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You've relocated a monster!!!

These are awesome, Brian. #4 is best, really well composed and clear!

I love Crab Spiders, very fun to shoot. The flies: did you just hand them to her, or what?

great series of shots..

Snowyman wrote in post #18627812
You've relocated a monster!!!

MatthewK wrote in post #18627823
These are awesome, Brian. #4 is best, really well composed and clear!

I love Crab Spiders, very fun to shoot. The flies: did you just hand them to her, or what?

Natuurfreak wrote in post #18627847
great series of shots..

Thanks for the comments

Mathew - I give the flies a headache by shaking them in the little sample catch pot I use to trap them and then use a pair of forceps to get hold of a wing and offer them to the spider which actually comes forward to grab the prey.

Brian V.

Wonderful captures Brian, great action shots with the flies, think the hold in the last frame is a "half Nelson"!

Great series Brian beautifully captured as always.

Tony.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18628826
Wonderful captures Brian, great action shots with the flies, think the hold in the last frame is a "half Nelson"!

Tony Beale wrote in post #18628905
Great series Brian beautifully captured as always.

Tony.

Thanks for the comments - certainly looks like a submission hold in the last one

Brian V.

Brian,
Excellent set. Love the behavior shots, but image #3 is fantastic! Your work never ceases to thrill and amaze.

stevendillonphoto wrote in post #18631037
Brian,
Excellent set. Love the behavior shots, but image #3 is fantastic! Your work never ceases to thrill and amaze.

Thanks for the kind comments Steven
Brian V.

Excellent work Brian. I like the eyes on flower crab spiders, the inner two front facing ones always seem a different colour, and the 'mask' makes them stand out.

Cracking set! Love #3

Lovely shots of your outdoor pet!

BasAndrews wrote in post #18631523
Excellent work Brian. I like the eyes on flower crab spiders, the inner two front facing ones always seem a different colour, and the 'mask' makes them stand out.

hayath wrote in post #18631533
Cracking set! Love #3

chrisa2007 wrote in post #18631722
Lovely shots of your outdoor pet!

Thanks all for the comments

Brian V.

Nice set. May have looked silly to you but scientists inform us that the background colour is irrelevant and they do not change colour for camouflage ie it makes no difference to their success as predators or indeed avoiding larger predators themselves.