Species notes
About Misumena vatia
Misumena vatia (also recorded as Crab spider) is an accepted species in the family Thomisidae, within the order Araneae. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Britain, Czechia, Denmark, Europe, France, France, Germany, Germany, and Italy. Spiders are arachnids rather than insects: adults have eight legs, no antennae and a body divided into two main regions.
- Common name
- Crab spider
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Britain, Czechia, Denmark, Europe, France, France, Germany, Germany, Italy
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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