"Mecaphesa asperata", the northern crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae, found in North and Central America, and the Caribbean. It is a species of the 'flower spiders', so-called because they generally hunt in similarly coloured flowers for visitors such as bees and flies, and is a much smaller nearctic relative of the better-known Goldenrod Spider ".
Similar species: Spiders
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Uploaded Jun 1, 2021. Captured Jun 1, 2021 10:01 in 36-A/15, Malad, Gaikwad Nagar, Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400095, India.
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