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Ground Crab Spider

Xysticus funestus

Description:

Very small orange spider. 1/4 inch abdomen approx.

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos

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ground crab spider
Xysticus funestus Species Xysticus funestus - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

I thought so. Thanks for the confirmation everyone. I want pink. HA!

AshleyBradford
AshleyBradford 12 years ago

Now this one is definitely a crab spider, but I can't tell beyond that. It would seem it's hard even for the Spider Folks of BugGuide to tell what some crab spiders, given the numbers of them there as yet unfiled to species or even genus.

Nice color on it. They come in lots of surprising colors - yellow and pink, for instance. :)

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

This was easy to spot in my meadow. HA! I have so many spiders! I can't believe it!

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

I believe it's a crab spider--such an unusual color.

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 18, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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