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Crab Spider

Photo by vipin.baliga
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Field Notes

Description:

Found this tiny Crab Spider on a patch of Bryum sp. Any idea about its ID?

Size: 4mm approx

Habitat:

Urban

Reference Links:

Crab spider

Species ID Suggestions

Crab Spider

Misumena sp.

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (5)
lily
this spider looks like it is see thru
Telse
Kewl photo vipin. Looks like it's swimming along the ocean floor through the sea grass.
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
It's a lovely capture, vipin... There are a number of Misumena spp in India including those listed here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thomisidae_species Regards!!

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International Spider Survey
Mission
Spiders of India
Wildlife in the Western Ghats
Mission
Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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PublishedJuly 17, 2013

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