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White-banded crab spider

Misumenoides formosipes

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

This species is a sit-and-wait predator that captures pollinators as they visit the inflorescences on which the spider sits. The spider has strong front legs which are used to seize prey.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Misumenoides formosipes, Species Misumenoides formosipes - Whitebanded Crab Spider - BugGuide.Net

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International Spider Survey
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Animals of North Carolina
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Mason Farm Biological Reserve
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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