Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 56354

Picture of Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders) - Male - Dorsal

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Photo taken at Percy Quin State Park near McComb, MS. It was crawling on a concrete slab beneath a gazebo, not far from the water's edge (lake Tangipahoa).

  • Submitted by: 
    f14dbmw
  • Submitted: Apr 9, 2019
  • Photographed: Apr 8, 2019
  • Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
  • Sex: 
    Sex icon
  • Maturity: 
    Adult
  • Location: McComb, MS., Mississippi, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Freshwater river, lake, stream
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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CalumEwing

It is a male of one of the Crab Spiders in the family Thomisidae.

Additional Pictures

Picture of Xysticus spp. (Ground Crab Spiders) - Lateral Enlarge Picture
Picture of Xysticus spp. (Ground Crab Spiders) - Lateral Enlarge Picture
Picture of Xysticus spp. (Ground Crab Spiders) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Xysticus spp. (Ground Crab Spiders) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture