The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The female flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey, but often appear white. It is not as common as other types of crab spider but can be seen in certain habitats, including orchards, between May and August.

They don’t spin webs to trap insects but ambush their prey, often laying in wait on foliage for unsuspecting bees, moths and other insects that come to feed on flowers. The crab spider waits on its chosen flower with its hydraulically powered long front legs wide open, then they clasp shut around the insect and bite them using their fangs, which are specially adapted to pierce and inject their venom. The prey is soon immobilised, and the spider begins to squirt digestive enzymes into the body and the spider sucks out the contents with their straw-like fangs!