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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Unidentified Spiderlings/Juveniles
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Platanther orchid with spider
Copyright © 2012 Jim Fowler

Platanther orchid with spider
Blue Ridge Parkway, about 5500 feet in elevation, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
August 1, 2012
Size: ~5mm
I apologize for the lack of clarity on this image, but I did not have the equipment handy to do a better job. I belive this to be a crab spider, but I need a clear confirmation.
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Contributed by Jim Fowler on 3 August, 2012 - 4:46pm
Last updated 18 August, 2012 - 11:23am

Moved to Unidentified Spiderlings
Moved from Crab Spiders. Thanks again Joe, I'll move it here for now.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 August, 2012 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

About to molt
All I can say is that this spider looks so dark because it is about to molt.
… Joe Lapp, 18 August, 2012 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Joe
So do you think there's no hope for an ID?
… Lynette Elliott, 18 August, 2012 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

 
..
Never say never, I guess. We might some day have confidence to genus, but probably not better than that. It's clearly an early instar, body length probably at most 2mm. Looks like my Mecaphesa hatchlings, but I haven't raised hatchlings from any other Thomisid genus yet, so I don't know how others might compare.
… Joe Lapp, 18 August, 2012 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Moved to crab spiders
Moved from ID Request. This looks like a young one to me. It may not be able to be ID'd but let's see if someone has a guess for genus.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 August, 2012 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

Thomisidae
Looks like a crab spider in family Thomisidae. Someone may be able to tell you more.
… Kyron Basu, 4 August, 2012 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

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