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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus) » Xysticus californicus
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OC Ground Crab Spider - Xysticus californicus - male
Copyright © 2010 Lenny Vincent

OC Ground Crab Spider - Xysticus californicus - Male
Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
April 24, 2010
A first for Bug Guide

Images and ID provided by Dr. Lenny Vincent, Fullerton College, Fullerton, Calif.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 6 June, 2010 - 9:10pm
Last updated 22 May, 2016 - 11:19am

Another wonderful addition by Dr. Vincent!
As soon as I saw these images, they immediately reminded me of a thomisid that I had photographed recently. I'm not sure if it is possible to make a species ID based solely on similar markings, but I thought it was worth posting for the sake of speculation, if nothing else... Would love to get input from Ron, Lenny, Lynette or anyone else reading this!
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