I found this in a scuba mask from Amazon. I believe it came from China. I think it is a White Widow Spider …. they are native to Israel, the mask is new never worn. It is for my granddaughter…I have had mask for at least a month. Could anyone confirm? White Widow Spider bites are deadly?
I agree, it looks like a goldenrod crab spider, Misumena vatia. It probably slipped into the packaging locally. They sit on flowers and camouflage themselves to not be seen by pollinators that come to the flower. When the insect arrives the crab spider moves very quickly to plunge its fangs and venom into the prey before it can react.
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I found this in a scuba mask from Amazon. I believe it came from China. I think it is a White Widow Spider …. they are native to Israel, the mask is new never worn. It is for my granddaughter…I have had mask for at least a month. Could anyone confirm? White Widow Spider bites are deadly?
Looks more like a crab spider based on the shape and leg position.
I agree, it looks like a goldenrod crab spider, Misumena vatia. It probably slipped into the packaging locally. They sit on flowers and camouflage themselves to not be seen by pollinators that come to the flower. When the insect arrives the crab spider moves very quickly to plunge its fangs and venom into the prey before it can react.