Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Tmarus » Tmarus angulatus
Photo#134031
spider looking like a goofy bug - Tmarus angulatus
Copyright © 2007 Grace Jeschke

spider looking like a goofy bug - Tmarus angulatus
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
June 3, 2007

Images of this individual: tag all
spider looking like a goofy bug - Tmarus angulatus spider looking like a goofy bug - Tmarus angulatus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Grace Jeschke on 5 August, 2007 - 1:48am
Last updated 24 August, 2007 - 7:00pm

Tmarus sp
It looks like a spider because it IS a spider. It looks to me like a crab spider in the genus Tmarus. The second pair of legs is longer than the first, which is a good indicator for this family. Check them out and see what you think! Might even be T. angulatus
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 5 August, 2007 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Now I can see it does look li
Now I can see it does look like a crab spider, just not in the "crab" position. Thanks!
… Grace Jeschke, 6 August, 2007 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

 
Good call!
Well done on the ID, and interesting images from the photographer.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 August, 2007 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I wish the focus was
Thanks! I wish the focus was better.
… Grace Jeschke, 6 August, 2007 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact