by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Spiders Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
There are several species of Flower Spiders (a group of Crab Spiders) in North Carolina. Flower Spiders sit on flowers and slowly change their colors to match the flower. Their front two legs are greatly enlarged and are adapted to grab prey items, such as flies, bees, butterflies, and other insects that visit the flowers. They do not spin webs and are not known to be dangerous to humans. Thanks to Jane and John B. for help with spider ID.Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Verbena Orange Co., NC 24 Sep 2006 | |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Verbena Orange Co., NC 14 Sep 2019 | |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Verbena Orange Co., NC 14 Sep 2019 | |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Balduina uniflora Carteret Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 | |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Balduina uniflora Carteret Co., NC 26 Aug 2007 | |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Balduina uniflora Carteret Co., NC 26 Aug 2007 |
Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on Carduus nutans Missoula Co., NC 24 Aug 2014 |
Unidentified Flower Spider on Balduina uniflora Carteret Co., NC 27 Aug 2006 |
Created on ... Sep 8, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com