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Northern Crab Spider

Mecaphesa asperata

Photo by beaker98
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Prairie restoration area

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Comments (4)
beaker98
I hope he was happy Ashley! I had actually circled back around after my hike and he no longer had his prey. Hopefully he fed and didn't lose it!
AshleyT
He looks incredibly happy in the second photo, like this :D haha
beaker98
Thanks Stephanie! This is a color combo that I haven't come across yet, so I was happy:)
Stephanie R.
Beautiful photos, Bill! I really like the coloring of this spider!

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International Spider Survey
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Critters of the Midwest

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PublishedAugust 18, 2014

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