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White Banded Crab Spider (male)

Misumenoides formosipes

Description:

Family: Thomisidae, Male- Size unknown (under 3/4 inch) Birhgt orange with yellow legs and greenish head and very long black legs.

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant weeds and flowers


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6 Comments

DanielWhitlock
DanielWhitlock 2 months ago

That's pretty cool Carol! I thought it looked quite similar to mine. :) Nice picture!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 8 months ago

Thanks so much. I have to do my research on some of my spots. I will contact Bug Guide or Penn State. Many more spiders to come now that fall is here.

Ritsuka
Ritsuka 8 months ago

it looks like a crab spider but i don't know. have you tried contacting pennstate? they id'd bugs for me before and it was free.

Joshua Asel
Joshua Asel 8 months ago

All of your insect spottings are great, especially your spiders! :)

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 8 months ago

Awesome color combination. Beautiful spotting.

Atul
Atul 8 months ago

Superb Shot!

Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.87, Long: -75.61

Spotted on Aug 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 13, 2012

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