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I'm pretty sure that this is a crab spider, bUT I'd like another opinion. The stripe was pink, but my camera didn't pick it up very well. I found it on my car.
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- Submitted: Oct 17, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 16, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Hi, you’re right about it being a crab spider. It looks like Misumena vatia, a goldenrod crab spider. It looks eerie in your photo on the white background. They have the ability to change their colors to match the colors they see around them. It takes at least two hours, but yours might have been able to change to become even paler while you were getting ready to take the photo. The outstretched first legs is a characteristic posture they assume when they pose to match the flow of lines in the setting and to be ready to grab prey.… Read more »