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ivk Ames, IA May 27, 2023

~3/4 inch with spread legs, in a yellow flower in coastal wetlands (Galveston, TX)

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 27, 2023

This is a crab spider (family Thomisidae); likely in the genus Mecaphesa - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecaphesa_asperata for an example. Crab spiders are ambush hunters that do not spin a capture web; they are harmless to humans.

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ivk Ames, IA May 27, 2023

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This is a crab spider (family Thomisidae); likely in the genus Mecaphesa - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecaphesa_asperata for an example. Crab spiders are ambush hunters that do not spin a capture web; they are harmless to humans.

Thanks, I'm sure it is Mecaphesa, I most want to know the species.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 27, 2023

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Thanks, I'm sure it is Mecaphesa, I most want to know the species.


I am reluctant to pin a specific i.d. on this specimen because as you likely already know, each species can show considerable individual variation in color pattern. That aside, I feel that M. dubia is a strong possibility.

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ivk Ames, IA May 27, 2023

Thank you.

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