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Small crab spider

Diaea livens

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted this little guy crossing our asphalt drive. He looks like the flower crab spiders I have found in our garden in form, but is a golden color & was found a long distance from any flowers so I'm not 100% sure of the ID. I brought him in for a couple of close ups & then released him.

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File:Thomisidae fg01.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Species ID Suggestions

Small Crab Spider

Diaea sp.

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Comments (4)
dungeonmasterShu
This is definitely from the family Thomisidae, prety sure it's from the genus "Diaea"
KarenL
I have found a few of these little guys in various colors - their stance & behavior (hanging out on flowers & ambushing their prey) suggests flower crab spiders, but the body shape doesn't exactly match & I haven't been able to find an exact ID
textless
The stance is right, but its body looks a little odd. Interesting!

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Tennessee
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Wildlife of Goose Creek
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Morphed Organism ID
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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