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Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Copyright © 2004 Lynette Schimming

Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 26, 2004
Misumena vatia? How do you tell the difference between Misumena vatia and Misumenoides formocipes?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 29 January, 2005 - 4:33pm
Last updated 27 November, 2007 - 1:39pm

We would agree with Misumena
Some eyes on raised tubercles, but we don't see the horizontal transverse ridge
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

Crab spider
The eye arrangement is the only way to conclusively determine the genus. I don't have at hand a proper technical reference to help me with this specimen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 January, 2005 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

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