White Crab Spider - Misumena vatia waiting for its prey.
A female White Crab Spider - Misumena vatia on a rain soaked bramble leaf and waiting for its prey in a Worcestershire woodland. They hunt by ambushing their prey and subdue by a venomous bite. It is also called the Flower Crab Spider and White Death Spider and in North America it is called the Goldenrod Crab Spider and Flower crab Spider.
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