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Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 5654

Picture of Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders) - Dorsal

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Found on planter
Brown widow?

Played dead initially

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catesult
Submitted: Feb 18, 2018
Photographed: Feb 18, 2018
Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
Location: Lakeway (Austin), Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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February 19, 2018 12:06 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Crab Spider, something similar to (or possibly) Xysticus funestus.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/508422/bgimage

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Submitted Mar 1, 2020
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dreamwriter
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
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Submitted Apr 20, 2020
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taytay1991
Texas, United States
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Submitted Feb 22, 2020
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jimwetzel
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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Submitted Dec 4, 2019
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jodys
Rincon, Georgia, United States
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