Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 12433

Comments & ID Thoughts

This spider was quarter size and wasn’t very fast-moving. The front legs are much longer than the back. I did a few searches and the closest thing I could find was a crab spider? Thoughts appreciated!

Submitted by:
wrennie25
Submitted: May 9, 2018
Photographed: May 6, 2018
Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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May 9, 2018 3:49 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Crab Spider (Thomisidae) in the genus Xysticus.

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May 9, 2018 3:53 pm

Possibly an Elegant Crab Spider, Xysticus elegans. (These can be tough to tell apart with certainty though.)
https://bugguide.net/node/view/642244/bgimage