What a way to start the new year. Over the past 6 months or so, I have noted that almost always I find crab spider hiding in flowers. Makes sense - as they must capture dinner and what better place to capture dinner where flying insects frequent. So here is today's fun
Clearly this flower was a favorite of something - including the crab spider
Pretending I'm not there
A hoverfly - hovering
Looking at me
Waiting for me - arms in the receiving position
Interesting colors
Arms up
Just looking
Looking at me
Ready to launch. A much better position to see her eyes
I tried to coax her into a more photogenic position - she decided to drop down to this leaf of grass and pretend she was hiding
My favorite - Melastomataceae
My favorite - Melastomataceae with shadows
Some sort of plant hopper
Another view
A prospecting bee
A colorful bee
A black butterfly
Tiger moth harvesting
Sort of prospecting and harvesting
Front view of her proboscis inserted into the small flower
Proboscis from the side
Proboscis from above
C. Frank Starmer