Piaranthus (Piaranthus barrydalensis)

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Apr 20, 2005

Piaranthus
Piaranthus barrydalensis

2nd picture shows spider which uses flower as dinner table (who needs a net?:). Both pictures by Dr. Loukie Viljoen from South Africa

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RUK Fair Lawn, NJ(Zone 6b) Apr 20, 2005

the flowers are gorgeous!! And the Misumena ( ? in SA ) is a bonus.

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Apr 20, 2005

Misumena vitea is limited to North America so can't be that on but it's a crab spider for sure and since the pic is from SA maybe it is Thomisus.
This one must be new to the flower as it hasn't changed it's color yet to match the background. Ahhhh the wonders of nature :)

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Apr 21, 2005

I never realized those spiders changed color....how many different colors are they capable of?

Another amazing flower BTW! :)

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Apr 21, 2005

Don't know if there is a limit to the colors they can camouflage themself with.
Here are a few examples http://www.museums.org.za/bio/spiderweb/thomisid.htm

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Apr 21, 2005

How fascinating.........I had no idea they were capable of that kind of coloration. Ü

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Apr 21, 2005

Well I guess in their case they'll have to "blend in" to get a full belly :)

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