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Picture ID 77346

Picture of unidentified spider

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Male & female crab spiders copulating...I'm guessing goldenrod crab spider.

Also, note the recent evidence of a molt.

  • Submitted by: 
    cattailsandcobwebs
  • Submitted: Aug 12, 2019
  • Photographed: Aug 9, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
  • Found in web?: No
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JuliaE

That’s a Male and female goldenrod crab spider. Great photo.
Plus a molt.

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cattailsandcobwebs

Thanks so much…yea, I was pretty sure of the ID but always like to have confirmation.

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TangledWeb

I’m not sure, Misumena vatia has lateral red markings when it is yellow. The shape is odd too.

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cattailsandcobwebs

White-banded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)

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