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Misumena
Flower crab spiders are crab spiders of the genus Misumena with holarctic distribution. The goldenrod crab spider is the largest and most well-known of the North American flower spiders, commonly seen hunting in goldenrod sprays in autumn. - from Wikipedia
Spotted on Jun 14, 2014
Submitted on Jun 14, 2014
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@IanAyotte: According to Wikipedia, "... Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider...." So, goldenrod crab spider and flower (crab) spider are the same.
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Can some people call it the goldenrod spider or are they different species because the goldenrod could be a type of crab spider