Good morning, Dean. I just opened the small hand-held vacuum cleaner, and
there he was, curled up after a quiet night in seclusion. I deposited him
in the top of a large boxwood outside. Thanks to you, Chris, and Chris for
the suggestions.
He appeared yellow after a night in the dark.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Dean Hansen" <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:18 AM
Subject: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
> Chris Crawford recently posted: "You shouldn't have killed it, Crab
> Spiders are cool. They change colors to match the flowers they sit on,
> so they can ambush bugs that frequent flowers, like bees."
> I agree with Chris on this. Crab spiders are a close second to
> jumping spiders as photogenic subjects, and one inside the house can be
> easily captured by placing an empty drinking glass over it, sliding a
> piece of paper or an envelope beneath the spider, and then releasing the
> spider alive outside. This happens often enough in our household. Less
> work, actually, than getting out the vacuum cleaner, and much more
> respectful of the spider.
> Dean
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