Crab Spider - Xysticus sp.
Family Thomisidae
Crab spiders generally wait for their prey, sitting with their overdeveloped front legs held out to the sides, hence their common names. They are masters of camouflage, usually sitting on flowers of like color. Live adult spiders photographed in the wild at Boulder, Colorado, USA.
 


Crab Spider Xysticus trails silken "lifeline"
 


 

 

 

 
 

  

              
 
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