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Crab Spider

Thomisus onustus

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Field Notes

Description:

Almost pure white but picking up some colour reflection from the plant it is on. Very small.

Habitat:

Coastal strip

Reference Links:

Thomisus onustus

Species ID Suggestions

Thomisus onustus

Thomisus onustus

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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks Jason, do you know if it might be this: Misumenoides formosipes I read that crab spiders don't have webs so maybe what looks like web is actually part of the plant.

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
Mission
Mission WILD
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedJune 20, 2013

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