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White (red) banded crab spider - Misumenoides formosipes - male - female

White (red) banded crab spider - Misumenoides formosipes - Male Female
Los Angeles, California, USA
October 4, 2006

I almost asked
what's that on its back? Duh! Nice shot; really brings home the size difference.

 
Male+female crab spider
Thanks Ron. The spiders were in our front yard, and the male was on the back of the female for quite a considerable time, over a week at least. So, there was plenty of opportunity to get this shot.
Jon.

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