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Just back from the vet's with Jinks (his paw is at last healing really well), I went into the garden for some inspiration for today's pic & found this white spider on a Japanese anemone. I've never seen a white spider before but he seemed to blend in with the flower buds quite well. First he hid under the petals and then he did a little dance all round the edge of the anemone. His body seemed to sometimes change from white to pale yellow or pale green - perhaps my fancy but I haven't been drinking champagne for breakfast...........

[Karen]

Fantastic shot Hazel. Love the soft colours and the contrast of the icky spider.

[Paula]

Glad to hear Jinks is on the mend. Love this amazing macro. Such detail, you were very lucky to capture this little albino spider. Perhaps he can change colour to hide from preditors. A great capture!

[Cherrill]

Oooh i think this is a crab spider, I do believe they change colour with background so they can wait for their prey!! lol No chamagne for breakfast?? You haven't lived my friend! LOL

[David Pryde]

Hey why don't we all do champagne cocktails or pink champagne for breakfast this weekend and post them next week? Oh forgive me for deviating - love the spider. The pink and white colours make for an enchanting photo. Has the spider been into the champagne or is he trying to kick you? LOL

[Hazel]

@doblaine I think he's waving at YOU, David!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hazel]

@Cherrill Umm, bit of googling since I posted this and indeed it seems to be a crab spider, also called a flower spider & they do change colour but not very quickly. Champagne for breakfast? Maybe on 22nd of this month to celebrate 42 years of married bliss!!!!!!! What does one have with it - full English???!!!

[Hazel]

@creativeamateur Thank you - I thought this was a white cocolate spider when I first spied him!! It seems white spiders can change colour as you suggest. (Yes thank goodness Jinks is getting better.)

[Hazel]

@dreams Karen, thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments!

[Cherrill]

@quietpurplehaze 42 years!! Congrats! Make it into a bucks fizz and have yummy warm croissants...we have done that on Christmas morning.........:-)

[Hazel]

@Cherrill Thank you! It's pretty unbelievable to me!!! That sounds good - bucks fizz and we have a ready supply of croissants at Tesco Express down the road (that does NOT sound very romantic!!)

[Sterling Rush]

Very nice capture, good focus, composition and subject matter. I don't think I've ever seen a crab spider.

[Hazel]

@gnilrets Thank you for your comments. This was the first time I had seen one - you've seen a photo of one now - best I can do!!

[Paula]

Great close up!

[Dylan Duke]

great close up. i like the colors.

[Hazel]

@paulavdmerwe @dyland Thanks both for your comments - my 'white chocolate' spider is now my desktop (for a while!)

[Judith Greenwood]

She's a very pretty addition to that anemone and I'm so glad @Cherrill Knows this interesting stuff! Never too early for champagne!

[Hazel]

@judithg I think that @Cherrill should be 365's ONE (Official Nature Expert) - I'm learning a lot!

[Cherrill]

@quietpurplehaze lol thank you very much! Actually i learn a lot from @robv His abum should be checked out! @judithg

[Robert Velten]

@Cherrill Thanks Cherill, spot on with the crab spider identification and info. Very nice capture, dynamic framing and intriguing focus.

[Hazel]

@robv Robert, thank you so much for your encouraging comments - appreciated.