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Northern crab spider

misumenops asperatus

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

first 2 sets of legs very long, not 100% sure on ID.

Habitat:

urban

Notes:

This spider wandered onto my computer while I sat on my porch in the morning. I quickly grabbed my camera for a few shots.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (12)
SpiderJoe
Definitely neither Misumenops nor Mecaphesa. Probably Xysticus.
Dan Doucette
Thanks Gina, I'm not 100% sure about the ID but I'm going to go with it for now. The markings do match on the back of the head.
Gina9210
My guess is misumenops asperatus.
Raiyan Ahmed
Its a jumping spider for sure.. I'll check for the ID or references..
Dan Doucette
@Raiyan, I think this is a jumping spider, with no ID. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6912932
Raiyan Ahmed
Its a crab spider for sure but I'm afraid I don't know the exact species. I mostly work on jumping spiders. Its a gr8 find anyways!!
Dan Doucette
That first shot is the face for sure and yes, does look a little grumpy. I zoomed in so it could be seen easier because it so strange looking. I thought it looked like a grumpy troll or something. Thanks Atul. Now if we can just ID it!
Atul
great work dan
Dangermouse
Lol! No, Nicole, not only you can see the face in that spider! Looks a little grumpy, though! Dan, I do the same - as soon as something different appears, my hand shoots out for my camera! That first shot is seriously amazing. Definitely looks like some sort of crab spider with those long front legs.
NicoleB
Does this first shot look like a face or is this my vivid imagination? :D Great shots!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
International Spider Survey

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PublishedAugust 6, 2011

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