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Monday 16 May 2011

May 16, 2011

At first I was a bit confused as to what this little Crab Spider was doing on a dried out old daisy.
The macro shot revealed that it was busy moulting. The exoskeleton can clearly be seen to the left of the spider,
while it is still trying to free its front left leg from the cuticle!  What an ordeal this must be for them!
This is day 136 of this year's Daily Photo Journal; it is also my second year of journalling... that makes it
501 days of mostly insect photography, with plenty of beautiful spider shots, but never one this special! 

2 comments:

  1. Glynis Jill16 May 2011 at 20:31

    This is absolutely fabulous Maggie. You need to enter this is some competition. WONDERFUL!!!!!!

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  2. Angela16 May 2011 at 20:55

    so WELL captured Maggie!! what an amazing picture....as Jill says this is deserving of a competition entry..you are amazing the way you find them in so many interesting angles and situations. thank you for sharing your wonderful work.

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