Skip to main content
Today is World Rainforest Day!
Close

Thomisus Crab Spider

Thomisus okinawensis

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

14.33, 121.09

Field Notes

Description:

Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805, of family Thomisidae, are flower crab spiders that are ambush predators and feed on insects visiting flowers. In most species females are 4 to 10mm long, with males 2 to 7mm. Many are brightly colored, usually matching the color of the flower in which they are waiting in ambush. They can change their color over a period of some days to match the flower color.

Habitat:

Backyard, spotted on yellow alder plant.

Notes:

Reference: Thomisus okinawensis Strand, 1907 -
http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=AugAvBfYTh4C&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=…

Reference Links:

Thomisus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Thank you Mona, Jemma, and yeskay. Your kind words and comments are very much appreciated.
HemaShah
Congratulations Agnes!! What a wonderful spot!!
Adarsha B S
Congratulations my friend :) Great spotting to reach 600th :) Do you know an amazing thing? Google search by scientific name of this spider returns your spotting as first result :) Awesome agnes :) https://www.google.co.in/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Thomisus+cf.+okinawensis&oq=Thomisus+cf.+okinawensis&gs_l=hp.3...189044.189044.0.189207.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.psy-ab.06iT4h9WDgA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.bmk&fp=ec94f01a283cf05e&biw=1016&bih=478
Mona Pirih
Very nice series... Congratulations Agnes :)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Nature in Yellow
Mission
Philippine Wildlife
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

Tags

Photographed
PublishedJuly 8, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies