tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post2618166574163750697..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: Another Verbena lover... Colin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-29189434057859204562014-07-13T16:55:37.709+02:002014-07-13T16:55:37.709+02:00Jim, the individual verbena flower heads are about...Jim, the individual verbena flower heads are about 2mm across. So not big at all...Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-38101144746553143172014-07-12T07:44:08.277+02:002014-07-12T07:44:08.277+02:00Very pretty...what size is it actually...minus zoo...Very pretty...what size is it actually...minus zoom?<br />About Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426503901571495899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-51058313394517701472014-07-11T20:20:09.987+02:002014-07-11T20:20:09.987+02:00And she did it siiiiideways!!
Misumena vatia does...And she did it siiiiideways!!<br /><br /><i><b>Misumena vatia</b></i> doesn't have a common name in the UK or Europe....<br />but I think that the alternative US name of Flower Spider suits it very well....<br />She ranges from this almost white, through yellow to pale green....<br />and she may or may not have the orange side stripes.<br /><br />If you can spot her on a white flower in this dress, you'll be lucky!<br />That camoflage us excellent...<br />she is one hell of a huntress!<br /><br />The Larousse Guide to Spiders has a picture of a white one... <br />like this.... <br />with the titchy male riding piggy back....<br />he fits ACROSS her abdomen!!<br /><br />This is quite a good site for European spiders:<br />This is her page....<br />shows the male...<br />http://www.eurospiders.com/Misumena_vatia.htm<br /><br />Lovely pix, one of my favouirite spiders....Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-49539092886667420012014-07-11T18:14:31.071+02:002014-07-11T18:14:31.071+02:00They'll take surprisingly large prey, who neve...They'll take surprisingly large prey, who never even see them normally -- their camo is so good. I've seen crab spiders take bumblebees and large hawkmoths.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com