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Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Description:

These spiders may be yellow or white, depending on the flower in which they are hunting. Especially younger females, which may hunt on a variety of flowers such as daisies and sunflowers, may change color "at will".

Habitat:

This type of spider is terrestrial and is known to be found on fences, vegetation, and on flowers like trillium, white fleabane, white flower, and goldenrod.

Notes:

Photos taken @ Bikodze, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Summer 2012.

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Dijana Serhatlic
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Dijana Serhatlic

Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spotted on Jul 22, 2012
Submitted on Aug 18, 2016

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