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Crab Spider

Oxytate virens

Description:

Oxytate is a genus of spiders belonging to Family Thomisidae...one of the crab spiders . Cephalothorax almost flat and cirular and narrows down near the eye region . The Lateral eyes are protruding with a yellowish ring surrounding them. Abdomen is long and tapers down towards the spinnerets .The front 2 pairs of legs are much longer than the back legs and often seen outstretched. These spiders are usually seen on the underside of leaves .

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12 Comments

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Thanks Rick :-)

RickLampman
RickLampman 10 years ago

Amazing Capture & Spotting :)

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Thanks Lauren :-)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Beautiful.

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Thanks Bhagya , Noel , dotun55 and Hema :-)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

unusual. Most crab spiders that i have seen have a rounded abdomen. Great find indeed!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

wow!!!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 10 years ago

Nice spot, Atul!

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Fantastic camouflage. Interesting shot!

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Thank you Satyen and Leuba :)

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

I agree, lovely spotting !

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Lovely find doc!

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Mar 21, 2014

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