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... that Misumena vatia, the goldenrod crab spider, can change between white and yellow depending on the color of the flowers on which it lives?
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... that Misumena vatia, the goldenrod crab spider, can change between white and yellow depending on the color of the flowers on which it lives?
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Female with prey silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma) | |
Male is much smaller than female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: | Misumena |
Species: | M. vatia |
Binomial name | |
Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757) | |
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Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower (crab) spider,[1] because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn. Young males in the early summer may be quite small and easily overlooked, but females can grow up to 10 mm (0.39 in) (excluding legs); males reach 5 mm (0.20 in) at most.