Classification
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All Names

  • German
    • Veränderliche Krabbenspinne
  • Scientific names
    • Misumena vatia
  • Dutch
    • kameleonspin
  • English
    • White-death Crab-spider
    • Goldenrod spider
    • Crab Spider

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Recent Observations

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Observer

james3

Date

Apr 6, 2012
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Photos

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What

White-death Crab-spider Misumena vatia

Observer

folini

Date

Mar 31, 2012

Description

The spider was on the ceiling of the toilet at the beach.
The picture is terrible, but I'm pretty sure about the ID. What else has such a easy to recognize shape?

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What

White-death Crab-spider Misumena vatia

Observer

curiousgeorge61

Date

Apr 1, 2012
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Description from Wikipedia

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, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.

No range data available.