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crab spider - Xysticus
Copyright © 2006 Ilona Loser

crab spider - Xysticus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 14, 2006
This spider looks something like a crab spider but was a bit stockier than the usual ones I saw on the flowers this summer.

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Contributed by Ilona Loser on 25 October, 2006 - 12:45pm
Last updated 27 November, 2006 - 7:17am

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 November, 2006 - 7:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ilona Loser, 25 October, 2006 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

Crab spider.
This is a crab spider in the family Thomisidae. Looks like it could be in the genus Xysticus, but can't be positive from images alone.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 October, 2006 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

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