Thomisus onustus [L.]

Thomisus onustus
Crab spiders (Thomisidae)

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Thomisus onustus [L.]on RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Small bald spider with a striking angular abdomen. The head is angular as well. 
♀ is yellow, white, beige or pink, sometimes with a red cast. 
♂ is very small, brownish and the front legs are darker at the bottom.
The front legs are longer than the rear legs and stand space, whereby the spin shape becomes crab-like. 

Is often on flowers to wait for a prey to land, takes also prey much larger than themselves. 

⇔ l. ♂ 6-8 mm, ♀  2-4 mm

Preference for warm areas with vegetation, particularly in southern Europe, scarce in Central Europe. 

LA: 
≈ MISUMENA VATIA (Goldenrod crab spider) is also a crab spider, but with a round shaped abdomen.

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