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Goldenrod Crab spider
Crab spider is a common name applied loosely to many species of spiders, but most nearly consistently to members of the family Thomisidae. Among the Thomisidae it refers most often to the familiar species of "flower crab spiders", though not all members of the family are limited to ambush hunting in flowers
"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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Uploaded Oct 13, 2012. Captured Feb 24, 2010 14:50.
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Goldenrod Crab spider
This common Crab spider doesn’t make a net to capture its prey. It has a unique ability to change its colour, like a chameleon. It hides and waits in flowers for its prey to come close enough to ambush it. The Goldenrod Crab spiders can change its colour between white, yellow and light green. Also notice the big difference in general appearence in the male and the female. Posted 12 years ago