Xysticus
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Xysticus is a genus of around 300 ground crab spider species described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae.
Spider March 2008 1
Ground crab with egg sac
Xysticus audax
Xysticus kochi, female
Misumena vatia
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Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider found in Europe and North America. In North America, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower spider, as it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sp
Crab spider with prey silver spotted skipper
Misumena Vatia Spider Capturing Bombus Ternarius
Eating a bee fly
Because of their photoreceptors, arthropods see the white form of the spider only as a dark shape against a dark background when it sits on pink flowers.