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Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful white spider with egg sac and spiderlings.

Habitat:

I spotted this spider on a plant in a rural backyard garden. The spiderlings appeared to have just hatched out of the egg sac.

Reference Links:

Misumena vatia - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

white crab spider

Misumena vatia

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017

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