It is in about the 4:00 position on the sunflower. I've been trying to figure out what kind of spider it is and have determined it is some sort of crab spider.
They are called crab spiders because they look a lot like crabs, having two powerful front pairs of legs angled outward and bodies that are flattened and often angular. Also, like crabs, they can move either sideways or backwards with ease
Crab spiders do not build webs to catch prey, but are hunters and ambushers and use camouflage-hunting techniques to trap their prey. Obviously, this little guy is making good use of the camouflage technique.
Individuals of some species of crab spider can change color to match the flower on which they are sitting. It is, however, a very slow process that can take days. I assume this spider may be one of these since his color matches the sunflower so closely.
There are over 3000 species of crab spiders!
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