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Misumena vatia
These spiders may be either yellow or white, depending upon the color of the flower they are on. Most have a stripe or spot of pink along each side of the abdomen. Sizes vary, but most are small. This particular subject had a legspan of less than 1 cm. These spiders are ambush hunters and do not build a web. They lay in hiding for insects to come to them.
Most often found in grasslands where it finds flowers on which to hide. In summer I find them hiding on the white flowers of alyssum or on yellow goldenrod flowers.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012
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