In a first, these crab spiders appear to collaborate, creating camouflage
A female blended in with a flower’s petals while a male resembled its pistil and stamens
![A male crab spider sits on the top a female crab spiders blending perfectly with a flowering vine](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/040424_sb_spider-mimicry_feat.jpeg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
This male crab spider sits on the top of a larger female, perhaps mimicking the flower they are on. The female spider blends in with petals while the male looks a lot like the flower’s pistil and stamens.
Shi-Mao Wu/ Yunnan University