18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A crab spider makes a threat assessment.
The crab spider must have hitched a ride on a thorny seed I collected. I later found it marching up and down the seed where I had left it. When it saw the camera, it stopped in its tracks and slowly raised a leg while appearing to peer into the lens.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Puducherry, India |
Copyright: | © Nishad Plakkal |