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Males have a body length male of 3–4 mm, females 5-8.3 mm. [3] The triangle on the carapace and the abdomen are much more elongated in Xysticus ulmi compared to the other Xysticus spiders. The leaf-like pattern (the folium [4]) on the dorsum is brownish with some whitish transverse lines towards the posterior. The legs are marked with fine spots.
A ground crab spider with earthy coloration. Most species of the genus Xysticus are small to medium sized spiders. They show a sexual dimorphism in size. Females of typical species reach a maximum of 10 millimetres (0.39 in) of body length, while their males are about 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long, about half the size of the females.
Mecaphesa is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. [2] Species ... 1900 – Hawaii; Mecaphesa sierrensis (Schick, 1965 ...
Xysticus punctatus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. ... This page was last edited on 15 February ...
Crab spider feeding on a Junonia atlites butterfly in a Zinnia elegans flower. The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders.
Mecaphesa quercina, the oak crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in the United States. ... This page was last edited on 15 ...
Heteropoda venatoria is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders. It is native to the tropical regions of the world, and it is present in some subtropical areas as an introduced species. Its common names include giant crab spider, pantropical huntsman spider or cane spider. [1]
Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with a holarctic distribution. In North America, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider, [1] as it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays and milkweed plants. They are called crab spiders because of their unique ability to walk sideways as well as forwards and backwards.