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Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male
Copyright © 2007 Kevin Hall

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - Male
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
September 9, 2007
I call this one "Smiley" for obvious reasons! :)

Is this a male Misumenoides formosipes (Whitebanded crab spider)?

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Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 16 September, 2007 - 7:31pm
Last updated 15 June, 2008 - 8:57pm

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 27 December, 2007 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 6 October, 2007 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

This looks to us more like a young male
Misumena vatia. The legs and palps are not yet dark, but that may happen on the next molt. We don't see the ridge through the eyes that would lead us to Misumenoides, and the males of that species have a very different body color. It will be interesting to see what Jeff says.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2007 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

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