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Flower Crab Spider Misumena vatia This tiny green spider didn't want me to take it's picture! It kept crawling on top, underneath, trying to hide from me. This spider is common to N. America Geotagged,Goldenrod crab spider,Misumena vatia,Summer,United States,flower crab spider Click/tap to enlarge

Flower Crab Spider Misumena vatia

This tiny green spider didn't want me to take it's picture! It kept crawling on top, underneath, trying to hide from me. This spider is common to N. America

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    Ferdy Christant
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    They have such great camouflage, many examples here:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/716/photos     Posted 9 years ago

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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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Species identified by Larry Cutler
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By Larry Cutler

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Uploaded Jun 27, 2016. Captured Jun 25, 2016 04:17 in 200-248 NE 1st Ave, Estacada, OR 97023, USA.
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  • NIKON D3100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/125s
  • ISO560
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.