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Picture ID 148733

Picture of unidentified spider

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Golden-rod Crab Spider, Misumena vatia.

  • Submitted by: 
    Jerry Kosanovich
  • Submitted: Sep 18, 2021
  • Photographed: Jul 30, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Lake Namakan., Minnesota, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Forest
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Yes, probably a Goldenrod Crab Spider. There is one other species, Misumenoides formosipes, that looks very similar. The colors around the eyes are diffferent. Both have the ability to change colors through internal chemical shifts.

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