Flower spider for century day

The Flower Spider is also known as the Crab Spider is my choice today for blip #100. It is common throughout most of southern and eastern Australia.

They have short, unequal legs and a wide, and always have some colour that reflects the colour of the flower they are hiding in, to help blend in. This camouflage not only protects them from birds but also gives them a hiding place from which to ambush incoming insects.

This spider depends on his ability to keep still both for protection and to catch his prey. This one was hiding in the lavender, no doubt waiting to catch a honey bee or drone fly.

All four pairs of legs curve forward in a crab-like fashion, giving the group their other common name, Crab Spiders. This one I captured today was extremely tiny and I would say it was about 3 to 4 mm in size. See it better in LARGE.

The Century Summary:
Taking a look back at the 100 blips I thought I would do a summary for my own interest as to what type of blips has made up the 100. It may also be of interest to you.

22 Architecture
18 Flowers & Gardens
9 Animals
8 Bugs & Macros
7 Landscapes
6 Food
6 Birds
6 Photo Journalism
5 Sculptures
5 Portraits
4 Native American
3 Nature
1 Sports Action