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Latin name: Misumena vatia
Size: Body grows up to 10mms long.
Distribution: Common in Southern England. Also found in Wales.
Months seen: April to September.
Habitat: Usually found on yellow or white flowers.
Food: Flies and other small insects.
Special features: Although it takes a few days, the crab spider can change it's body colour to match it's background. They can appear white (as above), yellow or green. They sometimes have two faint red lines running along the abdomen.
The crab spider sits on flowers waiting for insects to land close by, and then pounces on them, trapping them between their crab-like front legs.
The photo above shows a female. As in most species of spider, the male is much smaller.
UK Safari Spider Section
UK Safari Creepy-Crawlies Section
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