Cucumber Spider by roachling

Cucumber Spider

I was down at the bottom of the garden, leaving a snack for my tree wasps and checking out how the nest was progressing - I took some photos, including some actual new building, where I can clearly see a wasp adding a layer to the nest, but then walking back to the house, I spotted this spider on a rose...

I can put up a wasp photo any day, so I had to use this spider today - isn't he lovely, I love his colours. They're not really visible in this shot, but cucumber spiders have huge pedipalps, as you can see in this photo (not one of mine) https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/9269750398/in/set-72157632024940751

Did you notice my spider has lost a leg? There are only 7 here!
This is a great capture Louise; so clear. He's very colourful.
June 26th, 2014  
Great capture Louise.
June 27th, 2014  
Great find but spiders make me shudder :-)
June 27th, 2014  
I've never heard of a cucumber spider, but he's beautiful.
June 27th, 2014  
Great clear focus, even though I'm not fond of spiders.
June 28th, 2014  
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