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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Possible Misumessus

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Copyright © 2008 Gacko

Crab Spider

DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
September 1, 2008

On Red Oak

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Contributed by Gacko on 31 December, 2008 - 9:57am
Last updated 1 September, 2012 - 7:59am

Moved

Moved from Crab Spiders.

… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2012 - 7:59am

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Possible Misumessus

I have a spider that looks just like this, immature. Can we move this to "possible misumessus" for now?

… Joe Lapp, 31 August, 2012 - 11:15pm

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Possible Misumena vatia

This one really throws me. The abdomenal coloring is screaming Misumessus to me, but the shape of the abdomen is screaming Misumena to me. I think the abdomenal apodemes (dimples) make it one of the two. I'm leaning towards Misumena vatia because morphology probably trumps color, except that I'm going on my morphological observations.

On the other hand, it could be an undescribed species.

… Joe Lapp, 6 March, 2012 - 7:20pm

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Here's similar spider, with Misumessus coloring but a rounded posterior abdomen:

… Joe Lapp, 7 March, 2012 - 12:07pm

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Moved

Moved from Misumenops temporarilyunknown.

… john and jane balaban, 14 September, 2010 - 9:01pm

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Moved

Moved from Crab Spiders.

… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2010 - 3:02pm

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Misumena, Misumenops

we're never sure on this one. We could almost convince ourselves that this is Misumena, just can't see those eye tubercles clearly enough. Oh when will that crab spider expert stop by and clarify all this for us??

… john and jane balaban, 31 December, 2008 - 4:03pm

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I've added

another image--does this help?

… Gacko, 3 January, 2009 - 11:34pm

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And I was

counting on YOU to help me figure out the difference! (Sigh!) But at least I feel a little better knowing that you two have trouble with these too! I read the descriptions and think, "OK, I've GOT it!" Then, when I start looking at the critter, all that knowledge dissolves away! A Buggin' Happy New Year to you!

… Gacko, 31 December, 2008 - 5:31pm

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