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Running Crab Spider

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Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

yellow crab spider, <1cm

Habitat:

on a plastic garbage can in direct sun

Notes:

scuttling along edge of garbage can and seeming rest in the sunshine
BRADLEY Common Spiders of N America
THOMISIDAE Crab Spiders
ALTERNATE SUGGESTION:
Running Crab Spider
Philodromidae

Species ID Suggestions

Running Crab Spider

Philodromidae
SpiderJoe
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Comments (1)
SpiderJoe
This isn't a crab spider. Notice that right leg 2 is longer than right leg 1. Left legs 1 and 2 are the same length, but only because leg 2 was lost and regrown.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

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