deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Browse More Like This
Shop Similar Prints
This Print Not AvailableDownload Image
JPG, 960×640 more ▶

More from *melvynyeo

Featured in Groups:

:icontiny-worlds-photo: #Tiny-Worlds-Photo
More than just Macro Photography :iconraw-nature: #Raw-Nature
 :iconthe-freek-show: #The-Freek-Show
For the weird and wonderful! :iconthinkcolor: #ThinkColor
Color and Excellence :iconartworldtoday: #ArtWorldToday
Virtual First Friday Art Walk :iconexpression-overload: #Expression-Overload
 :iconanimalsoftheworld: #AnimalsofTheWorld
Animal Lovers All Over the Globe :iconphotographersbest: #PhotographersBest

Details

January 14
379 KB
960×640
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 113
Favourites: 381 [who?]


Views: 3,678 (9 today)
Downloads: 311 (0 today)
[x]
:iconmelvynyeo:
Finally found a adult Eight spotted crab spider with full panda eyes!! :) :) See the juvenile here [link]

Source [link]
Platythomisus octomaculatus females reach a body length of about 20 mm, males grow up to 4 mm. The smooth, convex cephalothorax is quite large, with smooth, slender legs that are not particularly long. The legs are often free of spines, with the occasional exception on the first two pairs. The opisthosoma is stout and oval.

P. octomaculatus has a yellow-orange color with four round, black marks on the cephalothorax and seven large black marks on the opisthosoma, with one spot near the cephalothorax, and the other six following behing in two longitudinal rows. The legs are of a bright yellow, with the outer halves black.

P. octomaculatus is a rather rare species. One of the plants it has been found on is the yellow Hibiscus tiliaceus. In captivity it was observed to feed on bees.

The genus name is combined from Ancient Greek platys “flat” and the name of the crab spider genus Thomisus.
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
love 1 1 joy 2 2 wow 4 4 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconemizael:
*emizael May 1, 2013  Professional General Artist
Beautiful!
Reply
:icons-kmp:
*s-kmp Apr 7, 2013
:w00t: This lovely piece has been featured here Raw-Nature Feature 13 at :iconraw-nature:

Please Fave/comment on the feature and take some time to Fave/comment on the wonderful work of our other members
(hopefully they will do the same for you) :w00t:
Reply
:iconmelvynyeo:
*melvynyeo Apr 8, 2013
Thank you! :)
Reply
:icons-kmp:
*s-kmp Apr 8, 2013
My pleasure :)
Reply
:iconyeden:
~Yeden Apr 5, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Great picture. Spider looks like a plastic toy. :D
Reply
:iconmelvynyeo:
*melvynyeo Apr 6, 2013
Thank you! :)
Reply
:icons-kmp:
*s-kmp Feb 3, 2013
:w00t: This lovely piece has been featured here Another Little Bit Of Tiny-Worlds Magic at :icontiny-worlds-photo:

Please Fave/comment on the feature and take some time to Fave/comment on the wonderful work of our other members
(hopefully they will do the same for you) :w00t:
Reply
:iconmelvynyeo:
*melvynyeo Feb 6, 2013
Thank you for the feature!
Reply
:icons-kmp:
*s-kmp Feb 6, 2013
My pleasure :)
Reply
:iconm0zch0ps:
Mood: Joy ~m0zch0ps Jan 28, 2013
just when i think I've seen every invertebrate out there....this beauty comes along
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy