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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Running Crab Spiders (Philodromidae) » Philodromus
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crab spider - Philodromus
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

crab spider - Philodromus
Porter, Oxford County, Maine, USA
June 2, 2010
Size: 4.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 4 June, 2010 - 11:21pm
Last updated 5 June, 2010 - 9:47am

What jumps out at us about Philodromidae
is the the posterior median eyes are so far apart on top of the head
… john and jane balaban, 5 June, 2010 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
These different crab spiders fool me sometimes:-) I'll leave it on the genus page until Kevin has a look at it.
… tom murray, 5 June, 2010 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Philodromus rather
in the Philodromidae. There are some posted to rufus subspecies in the guide, but...
… john and jane balaban, 5 June, 2010 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

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