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Giant Crab Spider (male)

Curicaberis spp.

Description:

This poor spider is supposed to have 8 legs like all other arachnids. Its body was 6 mm long with even longer legs. It has a pattern down the middle of the abdomen with some dark hairs mixed in with the overall tan hair.

Habitat:

Porch screen door in the backyard at night.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Giant crab spider (male)
Olios spp. Genus Olios - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Wow, thank you for the species ID! I didn't know we had these here. Awesome :)

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

I'm torn between Olios giganteus and Olios peninsulanus.

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012

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