Thomisus stenningi

Thomisus stenningi

Crab spiders of the genus Thomisus are able to change colour and are commonly found on flowers of the same colour.
Flower crab spider I have wanted to find one of these for some time and today I got lucky!I probably would have missed it had she not got a big fly in her grip. Such a tiny thing (5mm) and beautifully camouflaged. Geotagged,South Africa,Thomisidae,Thomisus stenningi,Winter,arachnids,crab spiders,south africa,spiders

Appearance

Female 5-6mm, male 2-3mm. The females can change colour, usually white or yellow.

Naming

Pocock 1900

Distribution

Throughout most of South Africa

Habitat

Commonly found on vegetation such as grass and flowering herbs.

Food

Insects

Defense

Camouflage

References:

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Field Guide to Spiders of South Africa, Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyThomisidae
GenusThomisus
SpeciesThomisus stenningi
Photographed in
South Africa