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kwanjin, Here's another pic and is the last one I was able to capture. What I thought was interesting, besides being white, were the dimples on its back. Do these mean anything? Do White-Banded Crab Spiders have the ability to change colors or do they remain White?
greenthumb99, What a great shot of your Spider eating a fly. We don't live that far apart and wonder if yours might be the same one too. It'll be interesting to learn and find out.
FruitOfTheVine - I was lucky enough to witness the incident. As I was getting situated to take photo of the spider a fly landed on the flower head. In a flash the spider reached up and grabbed it. The litter of dead flies around the plant reminded me of a time when there was a preying mantis on my Anise Hyssop and the ground below was littered with butterfly wings.
Thank you again, kwanjin. He or she was fat with prey or eggs. I'd prefer to think whatever sex it was had just digested a few pesky Face Flies.
greenthumb99, How amazing you were eye witness! My encounter today was purely happenstance while weeding. It was an entertaining experience, but far less dramatic than yours.
Neither my husband nor me, or a neighbor who stopped by while I was taking photos, had ever seen a white spider. Or at least none of us have ever noticed one up close. This time of year Orb weavers are prevalent and love seeing their perfectly formed webs glistening with morning dew.
