This year for the first time I have noticed these spiders on this peony plant. There have been several of them, distinctive with their red strips and white, almost translucent bodies. They are mostly to be found on the flowers like this that are white, with splashes or edges of red or pink. It’s not a bad camouflage, though it makes them elusive models. The bug you see on the right is dead. From what I could see, the spider lay in wait for bugs that passed by all unawares, then she would kill them. She then stashed them between the petals of the peony. It is as if she was storing them in her food locker or larder.
I did make some macro photographs of this little lady, one of which I might share later.
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Wonderful capture Ellie, never seen such a spider before!
Thanks so much Eleftheria! She was new to me, so interesting in her colour, hidden in this flower.
Nicely caught
Thanks Tony! And thanks for the visit.
Wow, funtastic macro
Thank you +Gopal Satyamurty
Beautiful
Thanks a lot +Christina Lihani
Fabulous photo and commentary!
Very good inerpretation, +Lynn David Newton – I have now put in the full explanation of the photograph.
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Thanks a lot +Marilyn Benham
Thanks a lot +Alex Lapidus
Oooh yes, +Genia Dees 😀
Thank you +Sumit Sen
A very real one, +Ursula Klepper – you can read the description now in the posting as I have updated it. I also saw it on the wild roses. Very nicely painted, for sure. 😀
Wow! is this a real spider!? he looks very cool! :o)
Don't they look pretty?
Beautiful capture!
Spider oooooh!
Very cool L!
This is really cool!
Beautiful!! ♥
Drones crawling across the surface of the moon.