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Thomisus spectabilis, also known as the white crab spider or Australian crab spider, is a small spider found in Australia and far east Asia. [1]The body length of the female is up to 10 mm, the male 6.2 mm. Including legs, the spider is around 3 cm across. [2]
Some species sit on or beside flowers or fruit, where they grab visiting insects. Individuals of some species, such as Misumena vatia and Thomisus spectabilis, are able to change color over a period of some days, to match the flower on which they are sitting. Some species frequent promising positions among leaves or bark, where they await prey ...
Thomisus Onustus in Behbahan, Iran. The distribution of Thomisus species is almost worldwide, with the notable exception of most of South America. [5] Although Thomisus species can be found almost anywhere on earth, most species occur in the tropics and the warmer regions of the Old World, with fewer species in the region from New Guinea to Australia and the New World.
Xysticus cristatus is an ambush hunter which spends much time sitting still, with its fore-legs spread wide, waiting for insects to blunder into them. [3] In grass it adopts a flexible hunting position either at the tips of vegetation, such as flowerheads, or on the ground surface and as a result, the prey taken is varied and is made up of flying insects, including bees and butterflies.
Thomisus onustus is a crab spider belonging to the genus Thomisus. These spiders are found across Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East and Asia. T. onustus reside in flowers in lowland vegetation. Females are distinguished by their larger size and ability to change color between white, yellow, and pink as a means of matching ...
Xysticus asper (Lucas, 1838) — Canary Islands; Xysticus atevs Ovtsharenko, 1979 — Russia; Xysticus atrimaculatus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — China, Korea, Japan; Xysticus auctificus Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada; Xysticus audax (Schrank, 1803) — Palearctic Xysticus audax massanicus Simon, 1932 — France; Xysticus audaxoides Zhang ...
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