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Crab Spider

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This was such a cool find, its amazing how many spiders are in my back yard, I'm always finding new ones!

2 Species ID Suggestions

white crab spider
Thomisus onustus
Flower crab spider
Misumena vatia Misumena vatia


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6 Comments

that is a crab spider, most likely a female. there are varieties in yellow, pink, light green and white

ErikvandenEnde
ErikvandenEnde 12 years ago

beautiful pic!

iPlayBanjoNow
iPlayBanjoNow 12 years ago

This is really cool.

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

i thought it was a fly but yeah its a great grip there were a few dead ones on the leaves below and a dead moth

Jason Major
Jason Major 12 years ago

She's really "putting the bite on" that bee!

TracyL
Spotted by
TracyL

North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011

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