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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Running Crab Spiders (Philodromidae) » Philodromus » Philodromus rufus
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Running Crab Spider - Philodromus rufus
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Running Crab Spider - Philodromus rufus
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
February 17, 2007
Size: body 5mm
I think that this is the same species as this one:

I found it dropping down on a web from my holly tree. Very striking colors. Is this a male?
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 17 February, 2007 - 3:41pm
Last updated 9 August, 2009 - 10:04am

Moved
From Rod Crawford: is a little odd-colored but almost has to be rufus.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 August, 2009 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Running Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 4 August, 2009 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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