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16-Apr-2022 Christine Hanrahan

Crab Spider (Philodromus sp.)

Ottawa East Greenbelt

This tiny spider is flattened against the top of a twig, back legs wrapped around it to hold on.

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/400s f/4.0 at 13.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Mieke WA Minkjan19-Apr-2022 08:30
like a South American mother figure V
Doug Cruden19-Apr-2022 07:16
Well seen Christine, and a super shot of this little guy hanging on for dear life...I agree with David though, he's not there for the views :o)
Nirvan Hope18-Apr-2022 22:19
Wow! It reminds me of a sculpture from Easter island!
barbarajoy18-Apr-2022 21:37
Wonderful image! V
Ray :)18-Apr-2022 21:26
What camouflage!
hayl18-Apr-2022 20:53
Your sharp eyes at work again. Fantastic photo.
Liz Bickel18-Apr-2022 20:25
You always find the coolest of natural subjects. Great find and capture.
Walter Otto Koenig18-Apr-2022 16:04
What a fantastic find and so well isolated in your image. "V"
Jola Dziubinska18-Apr-2022 15:02
Cool macro shot. V.
Pierre Martin18-Apr-2022 10:48
beautiful picture et sharp close-up!
globalgadabout18-Apr-2022 05:21
it's likely lurking with intent...high quality capture Christine..
joseantonio18-Apr-2022 03:35
looks so lovely.V
Dennis Hoyne18-Apr-2022 02:37
A wonderful find, and such a nice sharp image.
Raymond Ma18-Apr-2022 02:23
It certainly does look like a crab and from this nice closeup I didn't realize it is so tiny. V
Hank Vander Velde18-Apr-2022 02:16
Nice find and excellent sharp close-up image Christine.
Carl Carbone18-Apr-2022 01:58
Great find and close-up!
Helen Betts18-Apr-2022 00:50
It may be tiny, but I still think it's scary looking! Excellent capture. V.
carol j. phipps18-Apr-2022 00:24
Excellent detail and DOF. V
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