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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Bark Crab Spiders (Bassaniana) » Bassaniana versicolor
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Crab Spider - Bassaniana versicolor - male
Copyright © 2010 T. Gilliam

Crab Spider - Bassaniana versicolor - Male
Gates, Gates County, North Carolina, USA
March 3, 2010
Size: 6mm
Bassaniana? Found resting on ceiling - not cooperative for "studio" shots. He was attempting to stalk an Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) - not successful. Always interesting to see an ambush hunter attempt stalking. Poor guy must have been quite hungry ...

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Contributed by T. Gilliam on 3 March, 2010 - 8:01pm
Last updated 12 March, 2010 - 8:15pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 12 March, 2010 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… T. Gilliam, 5 March, 2010 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

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… T. Gilliam, 4 March, 2010 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

Yes, Bassaniana
and from North Carolina, with all the mottling, much white on the abdomen, it should be versicolor. See what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 3 March, 2010 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Another vote for ...
I will offer up my non-expert vote for B. versicolor, but will await further expert confirmation. Thanks.
… T. Gilliam, 4 March, 2010 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

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