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Swift Crab Spider

Mecaphesa celer

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

gardens, disturbed fields, parks, meadows, etc. usually on or near garden or wild flowers where they ambush their prey.

Notes:

This is a nearly all yellow female that was spotted amongst an overgrown field at a local park.

Reference Links:

Species Mecaphesa celer - Swift Crab Spider - BugGuide.Net

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Camouflage creatures of Florida
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PublishedJuly 28, 2014

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