slender crab spiders
(Tibellus spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Tibellus spiders are ⅛″ to ⅝″ (4 to 15 mm) in length and have a long, slender body. This is the feature that gives the genus its common name. The body is light brown or pale yellow. There is a broad, brown, vertical stripe in the middle that extends from the eye region to the tip of the abdomen. The front part of the body (cephalothorax) is longer than wide. There are eight eyes in two rows of four each. The front row is curved forward and the rear row is strongly curved backward. The two rows together almost form a semicircle. The abdomen is very long and nearly parallel sided, tapered just in the rear. The legs are long and spiny. The second pair of legs is the longest, the third pair is the shortest. |
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Taxonomy |
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Arachnida (arachnids) |
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Suborder |
Araneomorphae (typical spiders) |
Infraorder |
Entelegynae |
Superfamily |
Thomisoidea (crab and running crab spiders) |
Family |
Philodromidae (running crab spiders) |
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Chamberlin’s running crab spider (Tibellus chamberlini) common grass running spider (Tibellus minor) Dutton's running crab spider (Tibellus duttoni) maritime running crab spider (Tibellus maritimus) oblong running spider (Tibellus oblongus) stretched philodromid (Tibellus tenellus) stripe-legged running crab spider (Tibellus asiaticus) |
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Synonyms |
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Tibellinus Tibelloide |
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Common Names |
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slender crab spiders |
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Glossary
Cephalothorax
The front part of the body of various arthropods, composed of the head region and the thoracic area fused together. Eyes, legs, and antennae are attached to this part.
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On one outing I came across Slender... It was just hanging out on a prairie flower at Frenchman’s Bluff SNA June 2024. I had no idea there was a Slender Crab Spider too. Compared to the other types it is a slender one. |
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Tibellus sp. slender crab spider Tibellus sp., slender crab spider, with Toxomerus, hoverfly, prey on oxeye daisy. June 22, 2022. Barnes Prairie, Racine Co. WI. |
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LEARNING about the slender crab spider (tibellus) |
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Aug 3, 2019 |
Tibellus - Crab Spider |
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Jan 31, 2011 A Tibellus spp. spider observed with prey in a flower near Slocan, BC The prey appears to be a Syrphid hoverfly. Tibellus spp. possibly a Tibellus oblongus ? Slender Crab Spider |
Slender Crab Spider (Philodromidae: Tibellus) on Grass Stem |
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Jun 3, 2010 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (02 June 2010). |
Slender Crab Spider of Colorado - Tibellus sp. |
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Oct 21, 2011 ibellus sp, Philodromidae, Centennial, Colorado |
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| Mike Poeppe 7/11/2024 |
Location: Houston County, MN |
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Dan W. Andree |
Location: Frenchman’s Bluff SNA On one outing I came across Slender... |
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B. Brock |
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
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| Krystal Alonso 12/13/2023 |
Location: San Bernardino, Ca |
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| Babette Kis 6/22/2022 |
Location: Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI Tibellus sp., slender crab spider, with Toxomerus, hoverfly, prey on oxeye daisy. June 22, 2022. Barnes Prairie, Racine Co. WI. |
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