Thomisidae
(Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 8403

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Found on edge of Garajonay national park. La Gomera

Submitted by:
rowena
Submitted: Apr 2, 2018
Photographed: Apr 1, 2018
Spider: Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)
Location: La gomera, Spain
Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Disco

April 2, 2018 7:33 am

Looks like Misumena vatia the Golden-rod Crab Spider.

Rowena

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April 2, 2018 7:48 am

Ah ok thank you

ItsyBitsy

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April 24, 2018 12:44 pm

Filing to family, looks a lot like M. vatia but it’s bugging me that the red on the anterior abdomen isn’t divided in the middle like most images I’ve seen. Not sure if it’s a variation of M. vatia or something else. Welcome to Spider ID. 🙂