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Swamp crab spider (Xysticus Ulmi) This crab spider was sitting on a flower nametag. These crab spiders are supposed to sit on the flowers, not the nametags... ;)<br /> <br /> Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xysticus_ulmi" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xysticus_ulmi</a> Geotagged,The Netherlands,Xysticus ulmi,macro,moeraskrabspin,spider Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Swamp crab spider (Xysticus Ulmi)

This crab spider was sitting on a flower nametag. These crab spiders are supposed to sit on the flowers, not the nametags... ;)

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xysticus_ulmi

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    Jeroen
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    Very sharp focus joost, the crab spider is much more interesting now. Posted 13 years ago

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The Swamp Crab Spider

''Xysticus ulmi'', the swamp crab spider, is a European crab spider of the family Thomisidae which prefers damp habitats. It was first described by the German zoologist Carl Wilhelm Hahn in 1831.

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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 25, 2012. Captured May 19, 2012 12:25 in Genneperweg 142, 5644 Gestel, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/10.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm