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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus) » Xysticus punctatus
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backyard spider - Xysticus punctatus
Copyright © 2009 brianmac

backyard spider - Xysticus punctatus
gardner, worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 6, 2009
defensive posture
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Contributed by brianmac on 28 November, 2009 - 7:22pm
Last updated 16 January, 2010 - 10:40pm

Moved
Moved from Beautifully patterned in red temporary grouping.
… John Sloan, 16 January, 2010 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
What about the last three in that temporary
grouping? Can they be assigned? Should they just be moved back to Xysticus? Or is the temporary grouping still a useful tool?
… john and jane balaban, 17 January, 2010 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

 
Temp group is good
I wasn't as sure about the remaining specimens, so I was going to leave them in that group for now.
… John Sloan, 17 January, 2010 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 29 November, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Xysticus sp.
A beautiful female of one of the Xysticus species currently being referred to as 'speciesa'...that would be my guess. And this position is usually their 'feeding' posture. She could be waiting for a bug to fly by so she can snatch it. Here is a thumbnail of one of the other Xysticus 'speciesa' crab spiders on Bug Guide. You can click to enlarge.
… Mandy Howe, 28 November, 2009 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

looks like a Crab Spider
of some kind. I'm not sure beyond that, but somebody else may have more to say about it.
Welcome to Bugguide!
… Andrew Williams, 28 November, 2009 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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