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mating crab spiders - Xysticus - male - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

mating crab spiders - Xysticus - Male Female
Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 28, 2006
Size: 7.5mm female
The male on top left when I moved the grass to get a better shot. The other male in her jaws wasn't so lucky.

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mating crab spiders - Xysticus - male - female mating crab spiders - Xysticus - male - female
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Contributed by tom murray on 29 May, 2006 - 12:28am
Last updated 18 November, 2006 - 9:18am

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