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Running Crab Spider - female? Tibellus oblongus? - Tibellus - female
Copyright © 2011 Scott Peden

Running Crab Spider - female? Tibellus oblongus? - Tibellus - Female
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Headquarters area, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
April 16, 2011
Size: maybe 25mm including legs
looks like

but with 8 legs

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Running Crab Spider - female? Tibellus oblongus? - Tibellus - female Running Crab Spider - female? Tibellus oblongus? - Tibellus - female
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Contributed by Scott Peden on 23 April, 2011 - 1:59am
Last updated 2 May, 2011 - 6:03pm

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… Lynette Elliott, 2 May, 2011 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Tibellus oblongus
Yes, I think you're right. I can't tell for sure if it's female or juvenile male. However there are a few other tibellus in CA that I haven't seen yet. There is a great CA PDF to crab spiders here.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 April, 2011 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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