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Crab spider

Misumena vatia

Photo by The MnMs
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Description:

This spider can change the color of her body to mimetize with her environment. The sides are often reddish. Males up to 3-5 mm and females up to 10 mm. The pics are from a female. Normally found in white or yellow flowers. It attacks prey that come to the flowers by biting them in the neck.

Habitat:

Prairie daisies and other flowers

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Misumena vatia

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
yes, I feel very lucky I found it while the rest of the group were listening to the guide for the walk :-)
The MnMs
Many thanks, Raavendra! I am actually very proud of this picture set :-)

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PublishedJune 19, 2011

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