Goldenrod Crab spider, female ( Misumena vatia ) in milkweed seeds photo

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04-OCT-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Goldenrod Crab spider, female (Misumena vatia) in milkweed seeds

This little crab spider was so small and delicate that she could run through the fine strands of milkweed seed fluff, causing barely a movement. She looks as if suspended.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/125s f/5.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Don		15-Dec-2012 21:56
a fine image, and very interesting.

Carol Rollins		31-Mar-2011 13:54
Absolutely fabulous image, Christine. ~

katjas		06-Dec-2010 10:11
great!!! V

slhoornstra		04-Dec-2010 07:08
Like a scene from a fantasy, what a lovely place for a yellow spider, wonderful work. BBV

janescottcumming		04-Dec-2010 03:00
Wow, I love everything about this! The colors and the composition are spectacular. ~V~

Hank Vander Velde		04-Dec-2010 01:13
SUPERB capture and image Christine.

Carl Carbone		03-Dec-2010 23:15
Awesome find and capture! How fun it is to observe nature! V

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		03-Dec-2010 22:43
Wow, great find and very original.

Robert D. McAlpine		03-Dec-2010 21:25
It almost looks like an underwater scene - cool!

Blandine Mangin		03-Dec-2010 21:15
wonderful ! v

Linda & Pär Johansson		03-Dec-2010 21:15
Outstanding shot! V

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