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Crab Spider

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Thomisidae - Large, thick-bodied and legs - Unknown crab spider. ID needed. With Scorpion Fly victim (Panorpa rufescens)

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant flowers and weeds.

Notes:

Found old photos in lost file folder and/or old external hard drive.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11497129 (other detailed photo of scorpion fly getting a victim)

Reference Links:

Crab spider, Family Thomisidae - Crab Spiders - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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