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? crab spider
Copyright © 2006 Bates and Josephine Littlehales

? crab spider
Elk Mountain (at 4100"), Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: small
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Contributed by Bates and Josephine Littlehales on 13 February, 2008 - 8:30am
Last updated 6 March, 2008 - 2:37pm

Thomisidae
definitely a crab spider in the classic position and place very
like Misumena vatia...looks newly ecdysed or simply terribly pale given the ability of crab spiders to change color...
… erichedwards, 13 February, 2008 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks very much for your help.
… Bates and Josephine Littlehales, 17 February, 2008 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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