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Seven-spined Crab Spider (Epicadus heterogaster) Chatarra, Pasco, Peru. Sep 2, 2022 Epicadus heterogaster,Geotagged,Peru,Seven-spined Crab Spider,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Seven-spined Crab Spider (Epicadus heterogaster)

Chatarra, Pasco, Peru. Sep 2, 2022

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
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    That's the coolest crab spider! I looked around online and saw that there are some pretty awesome color variations:

    A, B, C, and E are Epicadus heterogaster in this figure:

    https://zenodo.org/record/263155#.YyMvBHbMJPA     Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      Indeed! I saw the same thing when I identified it on iNat!
      I hope to see it again, in a different color scheme haha       Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        Haha, that would be a cool project! Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Patomarazul's profile
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    What a beautiful spider! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      Probably the prettiest I've seen here! Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
  5. View NattyOne's profile
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    Amazing! Posted 2 years ago

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The Seven-spined Crab Spider

Epicadus heterogaster, the Seven-spined Crab Spider, is a striking crab spider found in the Neotropics from Costa Rica to Brazil.

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Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Sep 15, 2022. Captured Sep 2, 2022 14:54 in FW5C+HP Chatarra, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/20.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO2000
  • 500mm
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