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trillium and friend

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Posted by Jerry Roseburrough on April 19, 2006 at 12:23 AM
trillium and friend
first hike to the top of Cape Horn. Tons of new green. Last of the trilliums. This one has a guardian.
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on April 19, 2006 at 12:37 AM
I really like the light and shadow play on this. A very good expoure of an almost white spider on a white pedal. Awesome!
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on April 19, 2006 at 1:51 AM
A white form of a crab spider - I love it! These little sweethearts just sit in those flowers and wait for some unsuspecting pollen gatherer, usually a bee of some sort, and then pounce on them. They can take down a bumblebee that is several times their size. With those beautiful golden anthers of the trillium the combination here is lovely...