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Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Description:

This flower crab spider caught a bumblebee and was eating it for a long time. When it was done feeding I took this picture of it.

Habitat:

ferns near the edge of a cliff

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3 Comments

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago
Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

it's crab spider, family Thomisidae, that's all I know :)

Anthony8
Anthony8 10 years ago

Does anyone know what kind of spider this is?

Anthony8
Spotted by
Anthony8

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 8, 2013
Submitted on Jul 12, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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