grass crab spiders

grass crab spiders

A green spider that lives on leaves and trees.

Characteristics

It is a spider of the crab spider family, and its whole body is light green with a sense of transparency. Unusually for Crab spiders, the abdomen is vertically long, with a thin vertical line running down the center. First, the bipod is long and the chelicerae are rounded. The eyes are brown and shaped like a "W" when viewed from above. Mature males have brown legs.

Picture of grass crab spiders

Ecology

It is easy to see because it lives on trees and leaves. It catches insects in ambush. They breed from spring to summer and can be seen until around September. It can also move along threads.

Habitat

I was stretching threads from thistle flower to flower on a forest road in Hachioji, Tokyo. It moved along the thread, but its movements weren't that agile. The tips of the legs had a brown tint.

Pictures

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Picture of grass crab spiders1|Whole body is pale green.
Whole body is pale green.
Picture of grass crab spiders2|The chelicer angle is rounded.
The chelicer angle is rounded.
Picture of grass crab spiders3|The brown compound eyes are shaped like a 'W'.
The brown compound eyes are shaped like a 'W'.
Picture of grass crab spiders4|On a dying thistle.
On a dying thistle.
Picture of grass crab spiders5|Part of the walking leg is brown.
Part of the walking leg is brown.
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