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BeetlesBeautiful metallic green spider
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
July 18, 2010 10:59 pm
This gorgeous spider has been living in the same spot amongst my thornless blackberry vines all summer. She looks like a crab spider to me, but I’ve never seen one like this before. She lives in my backyard in Birmingham, Alabama.
Karen L
Head and Thorax of Green June Beetle
Hi Karen,
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is not a spider. We believe it is the head and thorax of a Green June Beetle, Cotinis nitida. Compare your image to this photo on BugGuide. We suspect a bird or other predator feasted on the fat abdomen and left these remains behind. Have you ever seen it move during the time you observed it?
Hi Bugger,
I gave my “spider” a poke after receiving your email, and you are right… I have been admiring a carcass for the past few weeks! Hee hee!
Thanks a bunch!
Karen
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