Philodromidae
(Running Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 5040

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I know for sure that this is a wolf spider, and it resembles the California Wolf Spider, but there are some obvious differences.

Submitted by:
snerfy_bughunter
Submitted: Feb 5, 2018
Photographed: Feb 5, 2018
Spider: Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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February 5, 2018 8:37 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Running Crab Spider (Philodromidae, either an Apollophanes or Philodromus sp.)
https://bugguide.net/node/view/71216/bgimage

Snerfy_Bughunter

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

February 6, 2018 9:29 am

Neat! And thanks. Out of curiousity, if it’s a crab spider, why have I never seen the distinct sideways walk that crab spiders tend to have?

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Snerfy_Bughunter

February 6, 2018 9:48 am

They’re in a different family. Crab Spiders = family Thomisidae, Running Crab Spiders = family Philodromidae, their name is derived from the Greek “philodromos” and means lover of the race (loves to run).