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Crab Spider

Family: Thomisidae

Description:

A small, white crab spider from the Family: Thomisidae, waiting to ambush its prey, hiding under a curled leaf. Crab spiders are called crab spiders due to the way they hold their front legs which resembles a crab. They are hunters who hunt by ambushing their prey and they do not build nests.

Habitat:

Seen at a small forest near a river.

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Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 29, 2016
Submitted on Jun 5, 2016

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