#crabspider

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Death Lurks Beneath - Vancouver, British Columbia by Barra1man (Very Busy) https://flic.kr/p/2noQjtv

🔥 The Japanese spider crab has the largest leg span of any arthropod 🦀 #japanesespidercrab #crabspider #crabs #japanesestyle #legspan #largestintheworld #arthropod (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ2mCOXBVOzJ81mGYh5fgMa2J0nl_gj9DuvP_I0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Ah, more petit four lime green arthropods from the National honey bee research station that the MAGLEV will locate its trainyard on.  This one is the Northern Crab Spider (Mecaphesa asperata) the first record for Prince George's County, and possibly the last (though it seems common elsewhere) because this site will 200 acres of concrete and train tracks.  This crab spider provides a little floral surprise.  It tucks into flowers and when visitors come to the nectar bar for a quick drink, nabs them and juices them up with venom, often taking down insects quite a bit larger than they are.  Imagine if something like that lurked around your neighborhood bar!   Photo by Adam Grima

photo taken by me

Sights from my recent hike. Now’s a good time for foraging. Mexican apples and prickly pears are ready to pick; I had a small snack on my walk. #mexicanapple #pricklypear #crayfish #toad #crabspider #coloradoriver (at Roy G Guerrero Colorado River Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDaJ5XOl2ws/?igshid=1ggcbck4dyqwx

I gave him a makeover here is updated mr snibby