Comments & ID Thoughts
(Misumena vatia) Goldenrod crab spider
The abdomen was white with pink bands down the side. Cephalothorax and legs were translucent.
I found this spider while fishing on the Long Prairie River. It was crawling on a young wild raspberry plant alongside wild gooseberry bushes. Cool looking spider, never observed one like this before.
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- Submitted: Jun 17, 2019
- Photographed: Jun 17, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Osakis/Belle River, Minnesota, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Freshwater river, lake, stream,Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland,Forest
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Hi, yes on the ID. I like how they look too. Who would expect a spider to be translucent white with a bright yellow eye stripe and delicate pink stripes on the sides?