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crab spider - Xysticus cristatus
Copyright © 2010 Lynette Elliott

crab spider - Xysticus cristatus
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
February 5, 2010
Found under a stone or it was near the stone when I turned it. It has short stocky legs like Ozyptila, but maybe it's not mature?

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crab spider - Xysticus cristatus crab spider - Xysticus cristatus
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 9 February, 2010 - 10:55pm
Last updated 10 February, 2010 - 9:31am

From Rod Crawford:
Very likely to be X. cristatus.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 February, 2010 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Looks like Xysticus
This looks like a Xysticus sp. to me. I think I can see more than two pairs of ventral macrosetae on the left tibia I.

Nice picture.
… John Sloan, 10 February, 2010 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

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