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crab spider: Media

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Crab spider
A female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) on a daisy.
© Robert Marien/Corbis RF
An ambush predator
A female goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) in hiding.
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crab spider
Crab spider (Misumenoides aleatorius) awaiting prey in the flower of a thistle.
John H. Gerard
invertebrates
Selected invertebrate animals.
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