4/19/2023 0 Comments Slender crab spider![]() ![]() There are no spines on the first and second legs except under tibiae and metatarsi. The hair is simple and is either filiform or rod shaped and are erect. There are no teeth in the upper margin of furrow. Also the front part of the median ocular area is narrower then behind. ![]() The second row is also equidistant, but is either more or less recurved. The first row or the anterior row is equidistant and are slightly recurved. ![]() Identification of spiders requires detailed examination of their anatomy. The jaws of this spider are small and slender, and contain venom. The male also has a pair of dorsal and lateral parallel bands of red with a white background. The first and second legs are reddish brown, the third and fourth are yellow. The male is darker over all: the carapace is a red to reddish brown with a white spot in the middle ascending to the eye area. The female is light colored - the carapace and legs are white or yellow with darker sides, and sometimes dark reddish markings on the abdomen. Females are 6 to 9 mm long, males are smaller: 3 to 4 mm. The first two pairs of legs are larger than the hind legs and held open - the spider uses them to grab its prey. M.vatia resembles a crab, for its body is short, wide, and flattened. This type of spider is terrestrial and is known to be found on fences, vegetation, and on flowers like trillium, white fleabane, white flower, and goldenrod. Crab spiders occur all around the world, but Misumena vatia is only found in North America and Europe (Anaconda II 1998 Kaston and Kaston 1956) ![]()
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