Misumenoides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Spiders in this family are commonly called "crab" or "flower" spiders.
Male Misumenoides formosipes (whitebanded crab spider)
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank sev
Palystes castaneus female, dorsal aspect pedipalp trichobothria carapace of prosoma (cephalothorax) opisthosoma (abdomen) eyes AL (anterior lateral) AM (anterior median) PL (posterior lateral) PM (posterior median) Leg segments: coxa trochanter femur patella tibia metatarsus tarsus claw chelicera
Palystes castaneus female, ventral aspect. Nos 1 to 14 as for dorsal aspect. sternum of prosoma pedicel (also called pedicle) book lung sac book lung stigma epigastric fold epigyne anterior spinneret posterior spinneret Legs are labelled I, II, III, IV from anterior to posterior.
A syrphid fly captured in the web of a spider