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Crab Spider / Račji pauk

Xysticus acerbus

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Description:

Both sexes are adult in April and May.

Habitat:

The species is widespread in western and central Europe, but is absent from Scandinavia and has not been recorded from Ireland.The spider occurs in a fairly wide range of grassland habitats, chalk or limestone grassland.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Crab Spider
Xysticus acerbus Makroaufnahmen - Krabbenspinne - Xysticus acerbus - Augenblicke der Natur


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4 Comments

injica
injica 11 years ago

Verified! :) It lives in my area :)

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Oh, aczually I have no IDeas about spiders...

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Thomisidae, Xysticus sp., looks like Xysticus acerbus. Please, verify! There are only 17 species in Europe ;-)...

injica
injica 11 years ago

Thank you very much, bugs are much easier than spiders ;)

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injica
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injica

Croatia

Spotted on May 2, 2013
Submitted on May 3, 2013

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