| Latin Name | Observation Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Massuria simplex | Sep 20, 2026 | Natore, Bangladesh |
The beauty of nature is hidden in its smallest creations. If you look closely behind the green leaves, you can sometimes see such strange and beautiful creatures that make your mind feel refreshed. Today, while walking behind the green leaves of the garden, I suddenly saw a beautiful white and light yellowish Crab Spider. I was really fascinated by the beautiful pentagon-like design on its back and the posture of sitting with its arms and legs spread like a crab. So, without wasting any more time, I approached it very carefully, locked the focus of the camera, and captured a few macro shots of this beautiful spider in the frame. Let's find out some information about this beautiful crab spider.
Scientific name: This is basically a wonderful member of the Crab Spider family. Its scientific name is Massuria simplex. Previously, it was also known as Diaea simplex or Massuria bellula. Family and Genus: According to the classification of zoology, this spider belongs to the Thomisidae, that is, the crab spider family. In the scientific world, its genus or genus name is Massuria.
Habitat and habitat: They are mainly found in green gardens and forests in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Hainan, as well as in various parts of South China and Asia. They usually sit on green leaves, young branches or flowers of trees, waiting for prey to match the color of the surrounding environment.
Food: They do not weave any webs to wait for prey. They hide behind leaves with their extended front legs like crabs and very cleverly attack and hunt flies, small insects or other flying insects.
Shape and lifestyle: There is a big difference in the shape of the female and male spiders of this species. Female spiders are much larger and wider than males. A full-grown female spider is usually about 8 millimeters long and has beautiful spots or linear spots on the upper part of their abdomen. Male spiders, on the other hand, are quite small in size, measuring only about 3.45 millimeters long.
Benefits: They naturally protect plants by hunting harmful small insects and flies in the garden. They play a very important role in nature's food chain by keeping harmful insects in check.
Disadvantages: They are not at all harmful or poisonous to humans. Moreover, they do not cause any kind of harm to the leaves of plants or crops.
I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.
***(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)***
| Camera Used | Samsung SM-G973F |
|---|---|
| F-Stop | F2.4 |
| ISO speed | ISO |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| Flash | No |
| Editing app | Lightroom |
| Photography | (Massuria simplex) |
| Photographer | @mshbd |
| Location | Natore, Bangladesh |
| Link to original community |
|---|
| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403093170 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map Link |
|---|---|---|
| 24.3360 | 89.1134 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/24.3360/89.1134 |
