Up Close with Nature: Up close with a cute ant-mimic crab spider :)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Up close with a cute ant-mimic crab spider :)

A very cute and rare (to me :D) ant-mimic crab spider, Amyciaea lineatipes?.

All images shot with a Canon 40D, Canon MP-E65 1X-5X macro lens and Canon MT-24EX Twin Flash with DIY Diffusers.

MY FELLOW SPIDERS!!! (IMG_6348 DT copy)

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IMG_6364 DT copy

If you would like to see more spiders, check these out:
1. Ant-mimic crab spider eating weaver ant
2. More ant-mimic spiders
3. Wonderful jumping spiders
4. Ant-mimic crab spider - mating!
5. Male red ant-mimic jumping spider

1 comment:

thrumyeyesDecember 11, 2010 at 8:18 AM
first time I shot one yesterday with it's newly caught meal. Will upload it to my facebook soon. very interesting creature.
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