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Crab Spider

Photo by Atul
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Field Notes

Description:

The crab spiders hold their legs outstretched to the sides just like crabs and can move forward, backward or sideways. The front legs are also angled in a similar fashion to crabs.
These spiders do not spin webs, but rather wait on flowers and foliage to attack their prey. Crab spiders are also usually well-camouflaged, often blending into the flower they are sitting on. They are generally yellow or tan in color, or are white with black dots on their stomachs.

Notes:

A Crab Spider waiting for its prey.

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Comments (5)

moralcoral thanks about the spotting you told i cant really comment on it as the picture is really hazy, but as JamieDorton said he did not see ant tail i would go with the spider id .
Nice spot, what do you think of this spotting? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7629215
I thought it is a crab when I saw the thumbnail. It's an interesting spider.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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