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Goldenrod crab spider

Misumena vatia
Crab spiders (Thomisidae)

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A white or yellow spider that is able to adapt its body colour to its surroundings, varying between white and yellow. The sides are often red, but not necessarily. The ♂ is very small with a brown front and yellow rear.

Waits on a flower for its prey, can move sideways and paralyses its prey.

⇔ l. 3-10 mm

syn. MISUMENA VATIAL, Flower crab spider

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