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This yellow flower crab spider sits motionless on yellow flowers and then surprises it's prey. Here, a helpless bee is easy pickens . The yellow flower crab spi...
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This yellow flower crab spider sits motionless on yellow flowers and then surprises it's prey. Here, a helpless bee is easy pickens . The yellow flower crab spider blends in seemlessly in yellow flowers, and is practically invisible to the naked eye. I checked in on this guy all day. He sat patiently for 12 hours, until the moment was just right. He uses no webs-just camouflage and precision timing!
Nature is amazing!
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DMC-FZ30

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Aperture f/11.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

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Jun, 2011

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