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23-SEP-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Ground crab spider (Xysticus luctans)

Found this little spider with its tiny prey (no idea what it is, but it is ant-sized)on a milkweed leaf.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/60s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Sep-2012 13:22:37
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX20 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/59 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
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Focus Distance0.130 m

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Stephen Buckingham27-Sep-2012 03:01
Nice photo. Crab spiders are quite the stalkers.
Carl Carbone26-Sep-2012 01:27
He looks like he's been working out! Great find!
Patrick Goossens25-Sep-2012 12:45
Never seen them in this colourform.
Jim Coffman25-Sep-2012 12:39
A very nice macro shot with excellent detail..
Hank Vander Velde25-Sep-2012 11:31
Beautiful sharp macro image Christine.
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