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Field Notes

Description:

Unknown species of very tiny (approximately 5mm) translucent white spider spotted in a large, open-mouth cave in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK. Not sure what kind of spider it is, but I really liked the way his face looks like a skull!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LivanEscudero
It's one of the species of Crab Spider in the Thomisidae family. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1957 The eye arrangement, posture, and leg dimensions looks most like one of the Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Misumena) https://bugguide.net/node/view/6749 or maybe (Species Misumessus lappi) https://bugguide.net/node/view/1572316 But, I'm no expert. The tiny size and translucency make me think it is perhaps a very young spider, rather than identifiable features.

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BioBlitz! Oklahoma
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Wildlife of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Oklahoma and Texas Wildlife

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PublishedJuly 23, 2022

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