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Crab Spider
Cymbacha ocellata
-37.8573, 145.323
Field Notes
Description:
This crab spider was about 3 or 4 mm long. It was uniformly brown and the dorsal side of its triangular abdomen showed dark depressions.
I watched as the spider worked its way back and forth the edges of a furled leaf, pulling strands of silk across.
Habitat:
Spotted on a young eucalyptus tree
Notes:
These spiders live in these retreats made of folded leaves.
Family: Thomisidae
Reference Links:
Cymbacha ocellata
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 21, 2014
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