CRAB SPIDER

We've just been snoozing in the garden after work, and a very big roast chicken lunch.
Anna found one of these in the arm of her 'garden recliner' - a small Crab Spider.
These are very 'cunning' spiders that have the rare ability to change colour to match their surroundings, and are therefore very difficult to spot.
They are more commonly found in the south of the UK, on yellow or white flowers mainly, (not like the spider pictured above).

They will lie in wait, often looking just like open petals, with their legs outstretched, ready for a fly to land on the flower. They are not afraid to attack insects much bigger than themselves, and are often dragged into the sky by their prey.
The flight doesn't last long though, as the Crab Spider's venom acts quite quickly...

I've popped our Crab Spider into a red pot, to see if it loses its green colour and turns a bit pink...

Nothing has happened yet...