Alex Hyde / Crab spider female (Thomisus onustus) camouflaged on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) where it will ambush its insect prey. Surrey, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Crab spider female (Thomisus onustus) camouflaged on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) where it will ambush its insect prey. Surrey, UK. October.

Robert Thompson / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) in flower, Fort de Rimplas, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Pascal Pittorino / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) lying in ambush on mint flowers (Mentha spicata) in a garden, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, Provence, August

Stephen Dalton / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) with honeybee, Corfu, Greece, May.

Stephen Dalton / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) lying in ambush, Corfu, Greece, May.

Stephen Dalton / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) Corfu, Greece, May.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) waiting for a prey, Capanne di Marcarolo Park, Italy, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) feeding on Bumblebee (Bombus sp.) Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Park, Italy. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus) female waiting for prey on head of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum) in flower, garden, Orvieto, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus) female waiting on for prey on head of Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum) in garden, Orvieto, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus) female on flower, Orvieto, Italy