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Archive for May 20th, 2016

Crab spider on Texas thistle

What would spring be if I didn’t show you at least one Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum)? This one carries the bonus of a tiny crab spider in the genus Mecaphesa.

Today’s photograph is from the Purgatory Creek Natural Area in San Marcos on April 27.

Written by Steve Schwartzman

May 20, 2016 at 5:07 AM

Posted in nature photography

Tagged with animal, arthropod, flowers, spider, Texas, thistle, wildflowers

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