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Red crab spider

Mecaphesa

Description:

A large red and white spider. It's has four front longer legs, and four smaller ones in back.

Habitat:

It lives mostly in grassy areas. Especially in areas with flower.

Notes:

It is LARGE.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MAURO
MAURO 12 years ago
Red crab spider
Mecaphesa Red crab spider - Mecaphesa - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

SpiderJoe
SpiderJoe 11 years ago

Most likely Mecaphesa dubia. I'm also in Austin.

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

It looks like some kind of crab spider. It has a cool coloration on it.

iBNerdyDude
Spotted by
iBNerdyDude

Austin, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 26, 2012
Submitted on Mar 29, 2012

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