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Spider with larval prey - Xysticus - male
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Spider with larval prey - Xysticus - Male
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
January 13, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Found on the underside of a rock. I believe this is a crab spider male with a larva prey. Please help with ID on both critters. The fourth pic shows the larva better.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 13 January, 2008 - 2:39pm
Last updated 27 February, 2008 - 5:26pm

it's Poecilus vs. Pterostichus -- can't see the key feature
(opinion of Kirill Makarov on the larva)
… v belov, 30 March, 2009 - 4:35pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 27 February, 2008 - 5:26pm

Larva.
Larva is probably that of a ground beetle (family Carabidae), or rove beetle (Staphylinidae).
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 January, 2008 - 12:05pm

 
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Is there a way to positively tell from the pic ?
I would like to place the last pic, of just the larva, where it should go in the guide.
… Sam Houston, 14 January, 2008 - 12:49pm

crab spider
possibly Xysticus?
… joot, 13 January, 2008 - 4:05pm

 
yes
subadult male.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 January, 2008 - 5:24pm

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