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goldenrod spider |
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Misumena vatia |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Araneae (spiders) |
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Araneomorphae |
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Entelegynae (eight-eyed spiders) |
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RTA clade |
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Dionycha |
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Family: |
Thomisidae (crab spiders) |
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| Habitat | Meadows, fields, and gardens with white or yellow flowers. |
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| Identification | On goldenrods or yellow daisies this spider’s coloring may change to yellow. |
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| Food | Flower-visiting insects, such as flies, butterflies, grasshoppers, and especially bees. |
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| Comments | This is the most abundant of the flower spiders. |
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| Synonyms | Aranea 4-lineata |
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| Common Names |
flower spider goldenrod spider red-spotted crab spider |
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