Unlike many other spiders, Crab spiders do not spin webs. They catch their prey using
speed and camouflage. The first two pair of legs on a Crab spider are longer and
stronger than the last two pair, this is the probably easiest way to identify them.
speed and camouflage. The first two pair of legs on a Crab spider are longer and
stronger than the last two pair, this is the probably easiest way to identify them.
| Florida Backyard Spiders |
| Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae) |
| Twig Crab Spiders (Timarus rubrocinctus) I was hiking Torreya State Park with my brother, Mike, and Photo Naturalist, Billy Boothe when we encountered this little critter...and I mean little. It was just over an 1/8th of inch long and well camouflaged. I'm still not sure how the photo turned out as well as it did. |
| Crab Spider (Misumessus spp.) |
| Flower Crab Spider (Misumenops celer) |