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Crab spider

Diaea sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small green spider with a brightly colored abdomen hides well among the flowering tea tree. This is an ambush predator of small flying insects and will hide in a flower for a tasty bee or other insect innocently approaches the flower.

Notes:

They are certainly common but this one has stronger colors than most.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)

Thanks mac. These are quite common but this one is more colorful than others I have seen..
Thanks Tamir Thanks phoebe
Some kind of crab spider. Love the colors.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014

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