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Spiders5 mins. apart – yellow & white flower spiders
Dear Bugman,
Outside during my daily garden rounds today, I came across two nearly identical – except in color – spiders, resting on some flowers. The yellow one is on a tropical hibiscus flower, and the white one is on an Ellen’s Blue Buddleia. I have been using your web site for the nearly 2 1/2 years I’ve been living and gardening in Illinois. It is tremendous and has helped me identify dozens of critters I never previously knew existed. The downside is that I can rarely escape your site before several hours have elapsed.
I am guessing that my two spiders are crab or flower or goldenrod spiders, aka Misumena vatia? Thanks for such a great web site.
Dori Eldridge
Naperville, IL
Hi Dori,
Thank you for your two photos of a Crab Spider, AKA Flower Spider, AKA Goldenrod Spider, Misumena vatia. The depiction of two distint color forms in the same species is exemplary of the camoflauge capability this species possesses.
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