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02-JUN-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Goldenrod Crab spiders, male and female (Misumena vatia)

Talk about Big Mamma spider! Look at the size of the tiny male on the abdomen of the female! The female is not that big either, about 8-10mm, while the male is about 3-4mm. Males are rarely seen, and you can see why! They are so small that they would easily escape notice. When I first looked at the female, I thought she had a bit of plant debris on her back. The male was so small that until I took the macro and looked at it on my camera, I didn't even know he was there.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/640s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso80 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Sheila03-Nov-2011 23:35
Stunning capture!
Esa Ervasti18-Oct-2011 14:29
Great found and capture of their sizes. Congrats.
janescottcumming05-Jun-2011 16:09
Amazing find! Nature is so cool. V
Carl Carbone03-Jun-2011 00:41
Super cool catch! V
Pierre03-Jun-2011 00:15
Tout simplement incroyable! V
John King02-Jun-2011 22:23
Wow! That is an amazing photo. V
Karen Stuebing02-Jun-2011 21:36
Really interesting and informative and another detailed fantastic photo. V.
Stephanie02-Jun-2011 21:29
How amazing!!!! Thanks so much for the explanation and awesome macro image!! V
J. Scott Coile02-Jun-2011 21:13
AWESOME!
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