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Thomisidae
Crab spider is a common name applied loosely to many species of spiders.
None of the crab spiders mentioned build webs to trap prey, though all of them produce silk for drop lines and sundry reproductive purposes; some are wandering hunters and the most widely known are ambush predators. Some species sit on or beside flowers or fruit, where they grab visiting insects. Individuals of some species, such as Misumena vatia, are able to change color over a period of some days, to match the flower on which they are sitting. Some species frequent promising positions among leaves or bark, where they await prey, and some of them will sit in the open, where they are startlingly good mimics of bird droppings.
Spider in a Sunflower, Pic from my garden.
Beautiful spider, but not Mecaphesa, which doesn't have the pointy-sided abdomen.
Thanks LarryGraziano! By your past photos I doubt I be disappointed :)
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Gorgeous spotting Ricardo congratulations
p.s.normalmente o pessoal agradece a identificação:)é uma maneira fixe de dar valor ao identificador e ao mesmo tempo a tua foto volta a aparecer sempre que há um comentário :)