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Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Goldenrod Crab Spider - Misumena vatia - Male Female
Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
June 19, 2007
Something BIG is happening on the Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Closer look at this photo shows two spiders... almost like one is waiting in line for the Goldenrod Crab Spider to finish with the skipper. I do not know the ID of the brown spider i
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 1 January, 2008 - 2:32pm

They are both Misumena
the small one is the male! Check the info page here. Great catch - for you and the spider!
… john and jane balaban, 1 January, 2008 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
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COOL! I had no idea there was such a difference in the male and female of this species. So, was he waiting in line for the skipper or did he have something else in mind with the female? We will never know!!
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