Continuing my quest to find and photograph the dwindling number of insects before winter sets in, I came upon this tiny green spider this past Monday as I was searching for dragonflies. It was almost hidden in the leaf litter, but made a slight motion as I happened to be looking at its direction.
It looks to be some kind of crab spider, though that is more a guess than an informed opinion. One thing that I do know, though, is that I am fascinated by its eyes, which you can see more closely if you click on the image.
I took this photo just about at the minimum focusing distance for my lens, which the manufacture says is 18.5 inches (47cm). I tried to get just a bit closer, but had to back off to keep the spider in focus. As you can probably tell, I was really low to the ground when I took this photo and was using my camera bag to stabilize the lens for the shot.
The weather has turned cooler and rainy, which does not bode well for the insect population. I’ll probably be out tomorrow looking for the survivors (and have a few more to post from Monday if I am unable to find new subjects).
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Mike Powell 
I think you deserve credit for just seeing it! Nice photo.
I agree – that is a little bugger. Nice find; great photo.
You must have sharp eyesight to have even spotted that spider. He’s lovely.
Amazing photo, love the info and the photo is superb.
Nice done… it’s a rather well camouflaged little critter! Looks a bit like a spider crab.
Thanks. If I had not been staring at the ground looking for dragonflies and if it had not moved, there is no way that I would have been able to see the spider.
Excellent shot! 🙂
What a lovely little spider and so well camouflaged too
Thanks, Marie. i was amazed that I was able to spot the little spider. if it hadn’t moved, I am pretty sure that I would not have noticed it.