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Crab spider - Misumessus oblongus
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Crab spider - Misumessus oblongus
Baton Rouge, Brookhollow Drive, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 8, 2006
Size: Body length 4.1 mm

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 8 May, 2006 - 4:14pm
Last updated 7 May, 2015 - 5:45pm

Moved
Moved from Goldenrod Crab Spider.
… john and jane balaban, 7 May, 2015 - 5:45pm

Moved
Moved from Flower Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2010 - 6:19pm

eye arrangement
This image is being used in the eye arrangement article, thanks!
… Lynette Elliott, 20 November, 2008 - 10:44pm

Beautiful Crab Spider
This Crab Spider is gorgeous! I've never seen one with a mask like that. Excellent image!
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 8 May, 2006 - 6:13pm

 
Looks like the red mask of Misumena
All four front eyes are about the same size, which eliminates Misumenops, and no transverse ridge between the eyes which eliminates Misumenoides. And Misumena often has such a red or golden triangular mask covering all eight eyes.
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2006 - 4:22pm

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