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  Crab Spider (Sidymella sp)





Crab Spider | Sidymella sp photo
Species of crab spider, but this one has longer, thinner legs than more common Thomisus crab spider

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CRAB SPIDER FACTS

Description
The Crab Spider rests with its first two pairs of legs pointing forward. This makes it hard to see when it is resting on a twig.

Size
10mm

Habitat
On twigs or leaves in green shrubs and garden plants

Food
insects that it ambushes

Notes
Not aggressive. Bite not known to have serious symptoms.



Classification
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneomorphae
Family:Thomisidae
Genus:Sidymella
Species:sp
Common Name:Crab Spider