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timmijo Ellendale, DE(Zone 7a) Sep 17, 2010

This little one just loves the undersides of zinnias and daisy-type flowers as well as hydrangeas. It reminds me of a crab. Can anyone tell me what species it is?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 17, 2010

This is a crab spider (family Thomisidae). There are at least three species that can exhibit a similar color pattern, but I believe that this specimen most likely is Mecaphesa celer, known as the swift crab spider - see http://tinyurl.com/24kyg8b for an example.

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