Blue Plate Special With Crab

A White-banded Crab Spider Waiting For Lunch
A White-banded Crab Spider Waiting For Lunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love to photograph the Chicory plant, Cichorium intybus, when it is in bloom.  Its periwinkle blue coloring is such a cheery sight! Today, as I hiked up the mountain, I didn’t intend to capture this particular flower in pixels but I took a peek and there was a spider looking back at me!  So I couldn’t resist getting a photo!  This guy is a White-banded Crab Spider, Misumenoides formosipes.  He’s got a magic trick up his sleeve too.  Given a couple days, he’s capable of changing color to better blend in with his surroundings.  Wonder if I’ll find him on the same flower tomorrow.  I’ll have to check in on him!

 

 

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

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