Crab Spider I’ve spent a lot of time at the local gardens the past week shooting macros, but I’ve had a lot of trouble finding any spiders or other non-winged creatures to photograph. I don’t know if it’s the weather or the time of day I go out (before 10am, after 6pm), but I’ve only come across one or two eight-legged subjects. And aside from a yellow garden spider, the ones I have seen were extremely small and difficult to track, even with a macro lens.

The weather was just as miserable back in March, but crab and jumping spiders were all over the place. Maybe they are just smarter than I am and decided to sit in the shade all day instead of crawling around in the heat and humidity. :)