Goldenrod Crab Spider is a species of crab spider found across Europe and North America that hunts on flowering plants, giving it its common name. Females measure 6 to 10 millimeters long and males only 3 to 5 millimeters, and the species is known for its ability to change color between white and yellow to match the flower it is hunting from, using camouflage and paralyzing venom to capture prey larger than itself.
Facts
Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Goldenrod Crab Spider
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Romania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Slovenia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Goldenrod Crab Spider
- Wikidata Q742349, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Misumena vatia': feed on common insects, often consuming prey much larger than themselves
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Misumena vatia
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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