The Bedlam Farm Flower Crab Spider

I’d never seen such a spider before.  Such a pretty white and pink, when I texted a picture of it to my friend Jackie and she told me it was some kind of crab spider, I could see the reference immediately.

When I looked it up, I found it was a Flower Crab Spider.

It’s usually found on goldenrod or marigolds and  Black-eyed Susan’s.    Female, Flower Crab Spiders change color from white to yellow, which is a rare thing for a spider to do.

I’m going to keep an eye out for the spider, I have so many Black-eyed Susan’s in my gardens I think she’ll hang around for a while.  I’d love to see her when she turns yellow, but it doesn’t happen quickly.   I know this spider is a female, because of her size, males are much smaller.

I like to think of her making her home in my garden.