Spotted this evening, I was too scared to get close enough to photograph these monsters very well, as it is I will probably be awake all night wondering if I will be mobbed by a million of them when I go out the door in the morning!I know I’m a wuss, but I’m not frightened of heights and other things that scare some people.
A search revealed that they are Misumena Vatia, crab spiders that can change colour to match their backgound, which at the moment is acid yellow, dwarf euphorbia. It was 8.30 pm so not the best light to get an accurate color but they really are the same colour as the plant. Anyway even if I liked spiders (did I mention I don’t?) I wouldn’t like these sneaky beasties because they hide in their camouflage and grab hoverflies and BEES that stop by to feed on nectar. I took one photo with the pruners so you can see just what mammoth giants they are – help!!!
Lucid Gypsy 
Oh, my! At first glance, not paying attention because I just got home and started up my favorite websites, I thought they were flowers, lol. Ewwww! Never seen a spider do the color change thing before.
They are flourescent Annie, grim and scary!
WOW! You must have a brilliant zoom to get that close! xx
That wasn’t the zoom just the normal lens, should have put the macro on but really was just too scared to hang around! Lovely of you to visit honey 🙂
This is a big one ! I’m even scared behind my tablet ….
Oh, they are just too gorgeous Gilly and thanks for having the courage to capure them so nicely hon. I love their colours and wish I had them here. i would just sit all day long and photograph them. LOL! *hugs*
clever little beasties gilly … well captured too!
Creepy little things, I’m ok with them if they keep a conversational distance.
That’s a thoroughly unnatural color for spiders! It’s a triple threat – creepy crawliness plus nasty bites (I know this from experience) plus a color that’s just plain wrong. I’d stay out of the garden this summer if I were you, Gilly! 😉
ew!
Oh, they’re terrifying! (I’m an arachnophobe too, I confess.) And in your beautiful garden!!!
Cor! i’ve just found a little nest of those in my greenhouse. i think they are the same. How big do they get? Mine looked like they were just hatched!
They’re ugly little devils, aren’t they? I hate spiders. But most likely they are more scared of you than you are of them. They will probably stay away from you if you are in the garden, but I don’t think I’d sit on the ground.
Yes, those things are definitely a nightmare, Gilly. Yikes! I don’t think I could sleep at night either if they were outside my house!
I DO like spiders, study them, etc. She is beautiful, great pic. You dont see them in a place where you can photograph them often. beebeesworld
Wow! Those are for flower crab spiders. Yipes!
Ugly little pests. Are they new to your parts? We are destroying natural forgers it seems and new ones are climbing up into their place. Give me the creepy crawlies. Good pictures though. So brave of you to take these.
I might have arachnid phobia now. They are so spidery. Cool shots.
Little colourshifters that lurk under cover waiting for the unwary? Now that’s what I call terrifying! Seriously, in parts of Australia there’s a small white spider that you never see (apparently) before it bites you, which you’re not really aware of, either, until that little sting on your arm or your leg begins top turn into a crater … I’m with anyone who’s distrustful of of small insects. Just because we’re bigger than them, doesn’t mean they can’t hurt us. 🙂
Whoa! That looks cute but also creepy spiders. Careful you might turn into spiderwoman when bitten. Just kidding! Great post!
they are ugly!
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I hope, they now do not have any revenge strategies vs. me!
I would have had nightmares too!
One of my scariest memories is of one of my brothers squashing a giant spider on the wall and unleashing a million tiny baby spiders from inside its belly!!!
UGHH I loathe spiders. Then again I loathe all creepy crawlies. Yuck.
I’m with you, I don’t like them. Yes I think they are beautiful and I want them to thrive in this world, just not near me or at least leave me in peace and I’ll do the same.
Eeeekkkk … I wouldn’t have has the courage to photograph them at all. I would have beeen running and screaming. MMMmmm … I’m a wuss too. The might look cute but I’d prefer to see them on here. ~~~~ : – )
You should have a medal for bravery. Fancy catching the chameleon of the spider world!
So schön wünsche dir einen schönen Abend lieber gruß von mir Gislinde
Sorry, I’m not a fan of spiders, even if they’re a lovely color.
Whoa. Yellow spiders. That’s somehow very unsettling.
I thought they are cool. Unusual and unique.
Ew, ick, but at least you can see them coming! Margie
Weird and wonderful ……glowing spiders….whatever next!
I would seal all the doors and windows, Gilly. Nightmarish critters. 😯
Nothing much scares me but they did! Such a vibrant color for camouflage but matched the blooms perfectly. I have never seen a Crab Spider! This is close enough actually!
They are wonderful wee beasties 🙂 Could you persuade them to leave your garden, and come up to Fife to live 🙂
You should visit ‘Sonels World’ she has amazing spider photos – in South Africa! Her photos are posts about spiders have actually made me see the beauty in them, which is good as long as they are there not here!
Well done Gill 🙂 Many people just refuse to see the beauty in some spiders. Of course, some British spiders are just plain ugly anyway, unfortunately like our most common species that we see, the house spider 😦
Sonels World is amazing, her insect photography is excellent. It’s a hard subject matter to photograph, I just stick to the stationary insects at the moment 🙂
Gosh, little yellow perils. I’ve never seen them abroad from their plants. Rather worrying 🙂