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Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757) Discussion

goldenrod crab spider

Comments on July 27, 2008 Observation

46.23830706021,-64.5030927658081
Laura D DesBrisay
46.2383, -64.5031
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Submitted: July 27, 2008 at 10:30:43 AM MST

I spotted a couple of misumena vatia over the past few days on our rugosa roses.  What struck me as interesting is that the one with all-white opaque coloring matched perfectly with the white roses (where it was "hiding") and the other with the bright pink lines seemed to fit right in with the dark pink roses with white streaks on the base of their petals.  I wonder if they know how well they're camouflaged...  I'll try to get some good pictures.

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