
Octopus Crab Spider
5mm body length. Light brown with dark brown patches. When in a natural setting, they are superbly camouflaged, for example when resting on a twig. Eyes seem to protrude more than other Thomisidae spiders. I found this little spider on the lid of my recycling bin, hence the bright yellow background. They are ambush hunters and do not build conventional webs.
Similar species: Spiders
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Jun 3, 2018. Captured Sep 26, 2017 15:59.