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Hanover, Pa saw coming out of an interior ceiling light fixture. I searched spider identifying photos still unsure of what it is.
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- Submitted: Jan 1, 2020
- Photographed: Jan 1, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
anyone familiar with this spider?
It’s a Crab Spider, possibly genus Xysticus. They are ambush hunters, rather than web spiders. They mainly hunt by being camouflaged and staying still in a place where prey is likely to go. If the prey doesn’t see the Crab Spider quickly enough it gets grabbed. The spider swiftly kills the prey with venom. They aren’t dangerous to humans. By the way, your metadata is visible from your photo through Google. It includes the street where the photo was taken and a Google map that shows buildings. If you wish to keep this more private in the future please check… Read more »