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Unknown Crab Spider - Misumenops
Copyright © 2009 Jon Hart

Unknown Crab Spider - Misumenops
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
August 29, 2009
Size: approx. 7mm
Found in crepe-myrtle in the early evening. Looks very close to misumena vatia, Golden Rod Crab, however, there are significant differences from those illustrated here. Could this be a color-morph of the Golden Rod?

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Contributed by Jon Hart on 30 August, 2009 - 9:51pm
Last updated 22 September, 2009 - 10:02pm

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… john and jane balaban, 22 September, 2009 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 19 September, 2009 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

This looks more like the genus
Misumenops to us, but we don't yet know how to tell the species apart.
… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2009 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Unknown Crab Spider
John and Jane,
Thanks for the quick reply. I had somewhat the same inclination, but, not being an expert by any means, I had to go with the closest visual match. I have other shots (mostly record shots from different angles) of the same animal if that would help. I will keep an eye out for her as she ages and see what kind of egg sac she produces. Maybe the changes will give a better clue.

Jon
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