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Running Crab Spider  - Thanatus

Running Crab Spider - Thanatus
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA
March 10, 2010

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Nice shot of a running crab spider, Thanatus sp.
It is not dangerous. You can see the info page here. I don't know if I ever mentioned, I used to live in Missoula, but I wasn't taking photos back then.

 
Looks like
Thanatus cf. formicinus would be my first choice.

 
Yes
comparing to the ones I've seen that does look like a match. But there are still some in this genus that I've never seen. I'll move to genus level for now.

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