Crab spider

Fact Box Species: Diaea species (RM, JS) Family: Thomisidae Body length: female: 7 mm male: 5 mm Habitat: In flowers or on green leaves of shrubs; as for other Diaea species, no web is constructed Toxicity: Unknown; not aggressive and may be too small to cause significant human illness anyway

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This species is typical of Diaea species in that it has green legs and cephalothorax and a whitish abdomen with red markings. This allows it to hide on green leaves or in flowers and to catch insects by stealth.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Diaea species and Zygometis lactea.