Genus Misumena - Flower Crab Spiders

A handy list of spiders that can be recognized by their appearance alone. The brevity of the list should also serve as a warning that often we just can't be sure without having an expert look at a specimen.

Here's an email I recently received about this upcoming manual.
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Greetings everyone,

Below is a message from Bob Suter of the Marketing Committee for
the soon-to-be-published Spiders of North America: An Identification Guide.
The Committee is trying to spread information about this important manual,
and hopes to enlist your aid in getting the word to the world. An
"electronic postcard" is attached.

Thanks for your support!
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Dear Arachnologist,

As you probably already know, the American Arachnological Society is