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  2. Thomisidae - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Japanese spider crab - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese spider crab is "occasionally collected for food", [22] and even considered a delicacy in many parts of Japan and other areas in the region. [ 12 ] [ 23 ] In total, 24.7 tonnes (54,000 lb) were collected in 1976, but fell to only 3.2 tonnes (7,100 lb) in 1985. [ 15 ]

  4. Spider anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Spiders, unlike insects, have only two main body parts instead of three: a fused head and thorax (called a cephalothorax or prosoma) and an abdomen (also called an opisthosoma). The exception to this rule are the assassin spiders in the family Archaeidae, whose cephalothorax is divided into two parts by an elongated "neck". In the majority of ...

  5. Thomisus onustus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Thomisus - Wikipedia

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    Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders (family Thomisidae) with around 142 species described.The genus includes species that vary widely in their ecology, with some that are ambush predators that feed on insects visiting flowers.

  7. Thomisus spectabilis - Wikipedia

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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] This spider is usually white, though sometimes may appear yellow.

  8. Chelicerae - Wikipedia

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    The jumping spider Phidippus audax.The basal parts of the chelicerae are the two iridescent green mouthparts. The chelicerae (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s ər iː /) are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

  9. Sidymella angularis - Wikipedia

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    Sidymella angularis (also known as the common square-ended crab spider), is a species of crab spider endemic to New Zealand. Like all thomisid spiders, this species does not make a web, but lies in wait for prey to appear nearby. It eats insects, or occasionally other small spiders. It lives in leaf litter on the forest floor or in low vegetation.