White-banded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)

On Cirsium altissimum at a dense mixed forest edge

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Patomarazul

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Very beautiful crab spider! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! I must agree that it is one of the prettiest I have seen! Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Whoa, pink/purple edition, it's gorgeous! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Yes!!! I was quite excited to see this beauty! Gotta love that color combo! Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

That's awesome! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 4 years ago

Jivko Nakev

Lion

It's amazing how they change their pattern colour depending on the flower in which they wait in ambush! Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  So true!! Posted 4 years ago

The White-banded Crab Spider

''Misumenoides formosipes'' is a species of crab spiders found in the US and Canada. The species' unofficial common name is white banded crab spider, which refers to a white line that runs through the plane of their eyes.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling