crab spiders

Xysticus facetus

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Thomisidae

The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but may also be used for spiders from other families. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders.

Distribution

crab spiders — (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionThomisidae, Wikipedia contributors

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