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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Flower Crab Spiders (Misumena) » Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)
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Is this a Misumena vatia - Misumena vatia
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Is this a Misumena vatia - Misumena vatia
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 17, 2005
This shows some green stripes, so for the spider experts they may be able to confirm it for me.
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Contributed by Kildale on 18 May, 2005 - 7:51pm
Last updated 31 May, 2005 - 8:37pm

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Cropped Kildale's image to get a closeup of the face for an article
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Spider
Nice to know that the images can be used.
… Kildale, 27 November, 2005 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
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… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

Yes, flower crab spider.
Nice image of the classic pattern for this species in the Pacific Northwest. I would only rarely find yellow specimens in Portland, Oregon, but these white versions were abundant.
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