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Crab SpidersNot Miss Scarlett, Hiding in the Drapery…
Location: Coryell County, Central Texas
October 27, 2010 8:55 pm
… but perhaps Mr. Marbled Orb Weaver, hiding in the roses. I’ve been looking for the mister for two years; we see the missus often, she’s quite the show-off. Are these marbled orb weavers?
Signature: Ellen
Crab Spider
Dear Ellen,
You have two different species of spiders and we are posting your awesome images of a Crab Spider, but not the Orbweaver. Crab Spiders look like and move like crabs, but they also wait on blossoms to pounce upon nectaring insects, so they are also called Flower Spiders. We are having a problem identifying your species on BugGuide, but it does seem to resemble this unidentified individual from Florida posted on BugGuide.
Crab Spider
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[...] to the fly. Location: Coryell County, Central Texas May 8, 2011 12:27 pm Hello again. Last year, you kindly identified some photos as a crab spider, or flower spider. I found this spider on another rose and was wondering if it also is a crab [...]
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