Thomisidae
(Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 50636

Picture of Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)

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Not a great pic, I know. I should have checked the picture quality before sending him to spider-heaven. This guy was dangling from the ceiling on a 5 ft silk string in a well-lit room in the early evening. Girlfriend is sure it's a recluse...I'm not so sure. But after looking up Southern House spiders it doesn't look like that either (due to the mandible placement). The coloration scheme is very recluse-like - solid uniform abdomen. I can't see the fiddle though.

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ItsyBitsy

Hi, this is a Crab Spider (Thomisidae), probably genus Xysticus. ๐Ÿ™‚

ItsyBitsy

Youโ€™re welcome. It looks like something similar to this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1464844/bgimage

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