Unidentified

Hi, I’m not sure. Another possibility is Misumenoides formosipes, a Banded Crab Spider. It’s a species with the ability to change colors. M. formosipes has reddish markings on the abdomen, like yours does and blackish feet. There is another similar spider, Misumena vatia, the Goldenrod Crab Spider, that can change colors and has pink or red markings and a yellow eye area. The blackish feet are what leads me to guess that it isn’t that one. Unfortunately, with spiders it generally takes a dissection microscope to tell similar species apart. The fun take-away info is that there are common spiders… Read more »