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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)
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spider - Xysticus
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

spider - Xysticus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 15, 2010
Size: ~4.5mm - body

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spider - Xysticus spider - Xysticus spider - Xysticus
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 13 November, 2010 - 11:15am
Last updated 14 January, 2011 - 12:14pm

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 14 January, 2011 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Ilona L., 13 November, 2010 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Crab Spider, Thomisidae
The spines on the legs are very clear so someone should be able to tell you whether this is Ozyptila or Xysticus.
… john and jane balaban, 13 November, 2010 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
crab spider
I thought it might Xysticus but I've not seen one with such long legs before. Most of the Xysticus I find around here are quite compact.
… Ilona L., 13 November, 2010 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

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