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Shiny Spider - Philodromus marxi - male
Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Shiny Spider - Philodromus marxi - Male
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 7, 2009
Size: .5" legspan top to bottom
I see these little spiders occasionally, and it seems sometimes that their bodies are a metallic fuschia instead of this metallic green. Often fast-moving and hard to photograph, this one actually stayed still long enough for me to get a shot.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 1 July, 2009 - 8:59pm
Last updated 2 July, 2009 - 11:50am

You should flag this as a mal
You should flag this as a male, as the females look quite different.

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 July, 2009 - 2:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks -
I thought it might be, but wasn't positive. Is it an adult?
… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I would think so. -K
Yes, I would think so.

-K
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 July, 2009 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Definitely a crab spider and
Definitely a crab spider by the legs and I would guess that it is a Metallic Crab Spider: http://bugguide.net/node/view/104816 I had never seen one before but doing a search on shiny crab spider got me nothing so I tried metallic and Voila!! Cool looking. First one for Virginia, too.
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 1 July, 2009 - 11:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Moved to guide page. This is the first image on the page from VA.
… Lynette Schimming, 1 July, 2009 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Hooray!
Thanks to all of you! =)
… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

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