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Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
August 13, 2004
I think this is a Goldenrod Crab spider...can anyone verify?

This was shot in a field near our house, on a head of Queen Anne's Lace. It was late in the afternoon and the body almost seemed to glow against the white of the flowers.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 12 October, 2004 - 9:56pm

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Cropped Tony's image to get a closeup of the face for an article
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

M. vatia
Tony, this looks almost exactly like the spider I imaged. It's definitely not confined to Goldenrod so I don't know why that's the common name. This an excellent natural shot.
… Tom Adams, 14 October, 2004 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tom,
So it is a Goldenrod Crab...Wow, what a broad color variation...is the color dependent on the plant they are hunting on? I usually see the yellow ones on yellow flowers.

Thanks
-T
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 15 October, 2004 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

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