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Xysticus sp.
Crab spider found on deck railing. Tip of index finger for scale. It was tiny!
Rural deciduous area, Clermont County
Spotted on Oct 16, 2016
Submitted on May 2, 2017
4 Comments
I was tentatively thinking Thomisidae, but I'm not very familiar with that family so I didn't want to presume. Glad someone else agrees! Xysticus looks pretty close judging by the BG pictures, so I'm happy to stick with that for now. Thanks!
This looks a lot like one of the Ground Crab Spiders from Genus Xysticus. They can be VERY difficult to get down to species. Here is a link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/6750
We have lots of N. crucifera around here...this was MUCH smaller and different color/body than the ones we usually get. Maybe a juvenile?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/28154
Looks like a Neoscona crucifera female