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Crab Spider / Račji pauk

Xysticus acerbus

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

Both sexes are adult in April and May.

Habitat:

The species is widespread in western and central Europe, but is absent from Scandinavia and has not been recorded from Ireland.The spider occurs in a fairly wide range of grassland habitats, chalk or limestone grassland.

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Summary for Xysticus acerbus (Araneae)

Species ID Suggestions

Crab Spider

Xysticus acerbus

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Comments (4)
injica
Verified! :) It lives in my area :)
bayucca
Oh, aczually I have no IDeas about spiders...
bayucca
Thomisidae, Xysticus sp., looks like Xysticus acerbus. Please, verify! There are only 17 species in Europe ;-)...
injica
Thank you very much, bugs are much easier than spiders ;)

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PublishedMay 3, 2013

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