Don't pick the flowers!!!

I'm glad I saw him, before he saw me! Crab spiders rest on or under flowers and ambush unsuspecting bees and flies. They can change their colors to match their surroundings.

I saw a lot of spiders today. Now I'm a little paranoid that one of them is going to get on me! LOL! :0)

Thank you so much for your comments and faves, especially for my Naptime pic!!! :0)

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

oh this is such a cool capture...love it

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

WOW - I'd never heard of this little guy before!! Fab capture Carolyn!

[Brad Johnson]

That is beautiful.

[Elzibell]

cool picture. Never knew they could change their colors. :)

[Kim]

Oh wow, I've never seen one of those but it will make me look closer at the flowers before I pick them now.

[Rona]

Wow, I've never seen one of those critters.... probably because it made itself invisible! Even knowing he was there from the description, I could barely see him in the thumbnail. Really great shot!

[elkehochban]

Awesome shot! I've never even heard of them, let alone seen one!

[Robin]

This is a beauty. I love the way you've captured it with its colour blending into the daisy.

[Denise]

Lovely bright shot with wonderful detail.

[Arline Florentino]

hate, hate spiders...but that is really cool!

[Bill Dodsworth]

Wow!! Cool capture!!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Wow, I almost didn't see the spider there! Cool picture!

[Rach_who]

A wonderful beauty and the beast capture.

[Anne ❀]

Great focus and composition, lovely pic and very interesting narrative.

[Tabbycat]

What an interesting araachnid! At least he's making time to stop and smell them! :-)

[stephanie dp]

wow - that is both awesome and spooky! i'm stupidly afraid of spiders.

[richard saffold]

do they bite?

[Carolyn White]

@chard They aren't venomous to people, but I still don't want one on me! They can kill bees!

[Jennifer C]

must be a day for spiders! Wonderful photo!

[Carol Shelby]

Wow! Cool shot in great detail! Love the spider

[marg]

He has awesomely long legs Carolyn - what a little chameleon he is. Great photo - always love daisies.

[FaerieMoon]

Oh, she's awesome! I've never seen one like that before--she made for the extra touch on a beautiful photo

[Karen Sylvia]

Wow! It certainly blends in!

[junginger]

cool!

[Anita Hoyle]

Fantastic shot. He, or more probably she, makes me shiver.

[Linda]

Great capture!

[Pyrrhula]

I think they are beautiful. At last you pic is for sure

[Donna Edwards]

Oh wow, one of them on my favouite flower! I've never seen one of those before though.

[Terry D]

Interesting spider...Great shot! Pretty flowers!