Misumena vatia

Deroplatys · 11-03-2009, 05:28 AM

Remembering it was a stunning spider i thought i'd share some pics of mine from earlier this year in summer

I hadnt found one in ages but then found several plump females aswell as a couple of males

My first one, the average white morph.

Second one was a stunning yellow

Now for both of them

Another yellow one i found after, a bit dirtier though.

I think this was either another yellow one or the second one i found after i released it feeding on a large fly, notice the tiny male in one of the pictures?

Here's photo's of when i released the first yellow one.

Heres one of the most stunning, white with blue

I observed this one for ages, watching it get fatter, feeding, males approaching, and nest building and guarding, right up untill the idiot alockment group leveled the whole place into a muddy pile of mud.

One of the few males i found.

And the blue one in all her glory amongst her private flower stem with her nest and new orange stripes :P

Think i might try and breed some next year and see what colours i can get

Widowman10 · 11-03-2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Deroplatys

haha, i love how he's just hanging on underneath while she's feeding! like trying to fly under the radar or something

love all the colors too, very neat. crab spiders are great for this.

Tarantula_Hawk · 11-03-2009, 07:15 AM

Great pics, and great spider of course.

balam · 11-03-2009, 11:04 AM

Awesome spiders

That blueish gal is to die for. I've found M. formosipes in my yard, but wouldn't mind vatia

OR

TheTyro · 11-04-2009, 02:42 AM

Wow! Those are some awesome photos. I've never seen their eye arrangement so clearly. Kind of reminds me of a frog. I used to be afraid of these spiders, I would pluck flowers and find myself with one or two of these spiders hanging on them.

The white and blue one is so cool! I'm going to look at them more carefully from now on.

Haha..and I couldn't find the male,

thankfully Widowman pointed it out.

arachna-nono · 11-04-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTyro

Wow! Those are some awesome photos. I've never seen their eye arrangement so clearly. Kind of reminds me of a frog. I used to be afraid of these spiders, I would pluck flowers and find myself with one or two of these spiders hanging on them.

The white and blue one is so cool! I'm going to look at them more carefully from now on.

Haha..and I couldn't find the male,

thankfully Widowman pointed it out.

GREAT pictures!! I couldn't find the male either... even after I knew to look UNDER it STILL took a bit!

Widowman10 · 11-04-2009, 03:11 PM

hey, it's what i'm here for

JuggaloSpi · 11-04-2009, 04:02 PM

I want that camera, mines horrific, also possibly because i dont really know how to use it correctly... lol

melanie5 · 11-04-2009, 04:21 PM

These are absolutely fantastic! I've pics of pink ones aswell. Too bad we don't have them around here

Deroplatys · 11-04-2009, 04:29 PM

Thanks for all the positive comments everyone

They are a real nice species, sort of being reminded that i hadnt seen one in ages i went out looking and funnily enough i found them lol
Thankfully i saw several juveniles afterwards

BTW im just about to post a new thread of some crab spiders from Corfu which are just as impressive :O

melanie5 · 11-06-2009, 05:38 PM

The blue and white one, by the way, is known as Runcinia. Seperate genus.

Teal · 11-06-2009, 07:40 PM

Wow! Those are some really lovely spiders

RottweilExpress · 11-07-2009, 02:31 AM

Amazing pics, excellent job.

S. Blondi · 11-07-2009, 10:24 AM

I like how they're coloured to blend in with the flowers they live on. So pretty.

11-03-2009, 05:28 AM	#1
Deroplatys Arachnoknight Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 165 My Mood:	Misumena vatia Remembering it was a stunning spider i thought i'd share some pics of mine from earlier this year in summer I hadnt found one in ages but then found several plump females aswell as a couple of males My first one, the average white morph. Second one was a stunning yellow Now for both of them Another yellow one i found after, a bit dirtier though. I think this was either another yellow one or the second one i found after i released it feeding on a large fly, notice the tiny male in one of the pictures? Here's photo's of when i released the first yellow one. Heres one of the most stunning, white with blue I observed this one for ages, watching it get fatter, feeding, males approaching, and nest building and guarding, right up untill the idiot alockment group leveled the whole place into a muddy pile of mud. One of the few males i found. And the blue one in all her glory amongst her private flower stem with her nest and new orange stripes :P Think i might try and breed some next year and see what colours i can get __________________ www.chelicera.org A new forum dedicated to amblypygids, uropygids, and solfugids Last edited by Deroplatys : 11-03-2009 at 07:01 AM.

11-03-2009, 11:04 AM	#4
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Deroplatys Arachnoknight Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 165 My Mood:	Thanks for all the positive comments everyone They are a real nice species, sort of being reminded that i hadnt seen one in ages i went out looking and funnily enough i found them lol Thankfully i saw several juveniles afterwards BTW im just about to post a new thread of some crab spiders from Corfu which are just as impressive :O __________________ www.chelicera.org A new forum dedicated to amblypygids, uropygids, and solfugids

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11-03-2009, 07:15 AM	#3
Tarantula_Hawk Arachnoknight Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 164 My Mood:	Great pics, and great spider of course.

11-04-2009, 02:42 AM	#5
TheTyro Arachnosquire Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 84 My Mood:	Wow! Those are some awesome photos. I've never seen their eye arrangement so clearly. Kind of reminds me of a frog. I used to be afraid of these spiders, I would pluck flowers and find myself with one or two of these spiders hanging on them. The white and blue one is so cool! I'm going to look at them more carefully from now on. Haha..and I couldn't find the male, thankfully Widowman pointed it out.

11-04-2009, 04:02 PM	#8
JuggaloSpi Arachnopeon Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15	I want that camera, mines horrific, also possibly because i dont really know how to use it correctly... lol

11-04-2009, 04:21 PM	#9
melanie5 Arachnosquire Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 144 My Mood:	These are absolutely fantastic! I've pics of pink ones aswell. Too bad we don't have them around here

11-06-2009, 05:38 PM	#11
melanie5 Arachnosquire Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 144 My Mood:	The blue and white one, by the way, is known as Runcinia. Seperate genus.

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RottweilExpress Arachnoprince Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gävle, Sweden Posts: 1,028	Amazing pics, excellent job.

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S. Blondi Arachnoknight Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 180	I like how they're coloured to blend in with the flowers they live on. So pretty.

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