Crab spider, Thomisus onustus (Thomisidae), female

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Thessaly, Trikala, Pertouli
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Spiders

Arachnids

Animals

Arthropods

Photo of a female Crab spider, Thomisus onustus (Thomisidae). Crab spiders are characterized by the shape of their body and their capacity to walk laterally like crabs. Males of this species, are many times smaller than females and have different coloration.