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Goldenrod Crab Spider

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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
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Misumena vatia 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araneae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Goldenrod Crab Spider

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Misumena vatia
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Belgium

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Canada

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Europe

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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Misumena vatiaGeographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
Crab spiders occur all around the world, but Misumena vatia is only found in North America and Europe (Anaconda II 1998; Kaston and Kaston 1956) Biogeographic Regions nearctic nearctic native native palearctic palearctic native native Habitat This type of spider is terrestrial and is known to be found on fences, vegetation, and on flowers like trillium, white fleabane, white flower, and goldenrod.
France

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Germany

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Italy

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Mexico

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North America

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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Misumena vatiaGeographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
Crab spiders occur all around the world, but Misumena vatia is only found in North America and Europe (Anaconda II 1998; Kaston and Kaston 1956) Biogeographic Regions nearctic nearctic native native palearctic palearctic native native Habitat This type of spider is terrestrial and is known to be found on fences, vegetation, and on flowers like trillium, white fleabane, white flower, and goldenrod.
Norway

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Romania

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Slovenia

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Sweden

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United States

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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
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Misumena vatia
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Misumena vatia
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "This species sometimes feeds on pest insects suc"
    This species sometimes feeds on pest insects such as grasshoppers and flies (Comstock 1965).
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Misumena vatia
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. Wikipedia: Misumena vatia
WikipediaWikidata Q742349 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Misumena vatia
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2165951, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2165951, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1758056, descriptionView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Misumena vatia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Misumena vatia"
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