Goldenrod Crab Spider male

Goldenrod Crab Spider male - Misumena vatia

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Jivko Nakev

Lion

http://www.arachnida.org.uk/portal/p/Picture/r/view/s/Misumena+vatia+male Posted 11 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Good, now we have a male, all the others were females. The male is much smaller.
  http://www.arachnida.org.uk/portal/p/Picture/s/Misumena+vatia+male+and+female Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

interesting, it looks very wide-legged. Posted 11 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  WildFlower added a link above - look at the size of the male compared to the mamma. Posted 11 years ago

The Goldenrod crab spider

"Misumena vatia" is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Jivko Nakev