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Goldenrod Crab spider

Misumena vatia

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35.1828, -80.8575

Field Notes

Description:

body & legs yellow, Legs like crabs, large abdomen, 1/2 inch long, zip lined to the ground when knocked off leaf, faint red stripes down back, tiny black spots on the side

Habitat:

Garden, found in shrubbery

Notes:

Probably displaced when yellow marigolds were removed from garden found by Emma mcgaha

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2015

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