On Monday I captured this shot of a small white spider—I think it may be a White-banded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)—at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. I really like the way that the coloration of the tips of the spider’s leg are an almost perfect match for the spiky thorns of the vegetation. In the second photo, the spider looks a lot like a crab in the way that it is shaped and was moving—it’s easy to see why it is called a “crab” spider.
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