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Very small crab spider. Sorry for poor quality. Eye pattern was four eyes on top of four eyes.
Spotted on Jul 18, 2012
Submitted on Jul 21, 2012
14 Comments
That looks like another similar species. I did not observe any color change, only the fact that I could get the true colors of the spider only on that flower. I think it would be a good idea until someone more knowledgeable about spiders can help us. Thanks.
These spiders can change colour. Did you observe any colour change in the spider? . Maybe it can change its abdominal colour too. It is only a possibility. If it can camouflage so effectively it can also be a Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia.
I guess it would easier for an arachnologist to name it write.
http://bugs.decemberized.com/index.asp?I...
Yeah you are right it can't be Diaea dorsata because of the difference in abdominal colour.
I really don't think this is Diaea dorsata, as the abdomen was a neon-like yellow-green, while D. dorsata has a brown abdomen.
yh!
thnx for info
I think its because of the difference in quality and time difference between the photographs taken by J and the one in the other site. I thought so because its written in wikepedia that "Like Misumena vatia, this spider can change its color to fit its surrounding; however". And I maybe wrong but I think they are both the same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaea_dorsa...
its a Diaea sp. but not sure abt Diaea dorsata
look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaea_dorsa...
but abdomen colour of Diaea dorsata is different
I saw the pictures of green crab spider in the google image search. Thank you Uday for confirming it ,so I think we can put it as Green Crab Spider - Diaea dorsata
hey its not a lynx spider its a green crab spider
http://www.dl-digital.com/spider-new2.ht...
namithahelen, Thanks for your very nice comment. I think you are right!! You can go ahead and suggest an ID if you would like!
Really good photography [the first one]
I think it is a spider in the Araniella genus. It looks like Araniella cucurbitina. But based on the place of citing it can also be Peucetia viridans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_vi...
Thank you, Alice!
Fascinating picture, all the elements go well together!