Xysticus
(Ground Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 99728

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I'm assuming family: Thomisidae

Found it on an african violet in my kitchen.

Submitted by:
jimwetzel
Submitted: Feb 22, 2020
Photographed: Jun 10, 2019
Spider: Xysticus (Ground Crab Spiders)
Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Lateral

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TangledWeb

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February 22, 2020 11:05 pm

Yes, I don’t know what Crab Spider it is specifically. Seeing it on an indoor plant flower that isn’t native led me to wonder how Crab Spiders recognize flowers. I found a study of whether it was sight or scent for the spider and the prey. The conclusion was that the spider appeared to choose the flower by scent and so did the spider’s prey. So, by scent the Crab Spider knew which flowers the favored prey would be attracted to. I think your spider was just settling for the first flower it could find.