Spider ID please
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:48 pm
During a walk around Nuneham Courtenay arboretum this afternoon, my wife spotted this spider under an Acer leaf:
I suspect it is an example of those Crab Spiders which lurk in flowers to catch unsuspecting butterflies. I'd be grateful if someone could provide an ID for me and confirm or not whether it is a butterfly predator.
I saw no butterflies on the wing today and just one large dragonfly, which seemed in perpetual motion - either a Southern or Migrant Hawker.
Mike
I suspect it is an example of those Crab Spiders which lurk in flowers to catch unsuspecting butterflies. I'd be grateful if someone could provide an ID for me and confirm or not whether it is a butterfly predator.
I saw no butterflies on the wing today and just one large dragonfly, which seemed in perpetual motion - either a Southern or Migrant Hawker.
Mike