Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 60695

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it is the size of a pencil eraser,beige in color with black markings on the back of its abdomen,haS 3 DOTS IN THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE ON TH BOTTOM OF ITS ABDOMEN

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bsmatson
Submitted: May 15, 2019
Photographed: May 15, 2019
Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
Location: Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States
Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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bsmatson

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May 15, 2019 1:46 pm

ANY HELP IDENTIFYING WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SON NEEDS INFO FOR SCIENCE PROJECT.THANK!

ItsyBitsy

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May 15, 2019 5:54 pm

Hi, this is a Ground Crab Spider in the genus Xysticus (family Thomisidae aka Crab Spiders). There are currently 294 described species in this genus of which ~67 can be found in North America. Sources for information:
https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3750
https://bugguide.net/node/view/6750