Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I've never seen the spider before. It is approximately the size of a quarter. Possibly an orb weaver? Does anybody know what this is?

• Submitted by: 
  
  alekop
• Submitted: May 7, 2018
• Photographed: May 7, 2018
• Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
• Location: Isanti, Minnesota, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal