Crab Spiders (Family: Thomisidae) Photo Gallery by lejun at pbase.com

photo sharing and upload

picture albums

photo forums

search pictures

popular photos

photography help

login

lejun | profile | all galleries >> Awesome Arachnids >> Simply Spiders >> Crab Spiders (Family: Thomisidae)

tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Crab Spiders (Family: Thomisidae)

Family Thomisidae

Mecaphesa sp.	Mecaphesa sp.	Mecaphesa spp.	Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia	Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia	Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia	Misumena sp.	Crab Spider with Prey	Misumena sp.
Flower Crab Spider - Misumena sp.	Whitebanded Crab Spider Misumenoides formosipes	Misumessus sp.	Ground Crab Spider - Xysticus sp.	Ground Crab Spider - Zysticus sp.
Ground Crab Spider - Xysticus sp.	Ground Crab Spider - Xysticus sp.

deb white		03-Aug-2010 03:36
I have a solid BRIGHT yellow almost florescent type "crab spider?" in my garden. It is on the big green leaves of my 8 ball squash plant, right next to my tomato plants that have small yellow flowers on them. I thought a tomato flower had fallen off they looked so very similar, But, when i sprayed it with water it moved and i saw the "petals" become legs. Just eyeballing it, it appears to be about 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch with legs appearing to be on the front portion of the body only. It has been there for a few days, I want to take a picture of it, if i can maybe i can send you a copy here, As I am not seeing this exact one in any pictures on the computer.

click on thumbnails for full image