Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

family: Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)

3 Observations

photo of Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)

genus: Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)

Observer
jonpoppele
Date
6/12/2021
Quality grade
needs_id
License
CC-BY-NC
Description
I really struggle with spider ID. Working with Spiders of the North Woods (2ed), my best guess is a crab spider in either the genus Xysticus (ground crab spiders) or Bassaniana (bark crab spiders). Feedback welcome.
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Taxonomy

1 Observed species for Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)

Species Interactions

The species with links are species that have observations.

Eats

  • Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
  • Peridot Sweat Bee (Augochlorella pomoniella)
  • (Melanargia galathea)
  • Coffee-loving And Southern Purple Mint Moths (Pyrausta tyralis)
  • (Agraulis vanillae)
  • (Dymasia dymas)

Preys on

Eaten by

  • Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  • Vireos (Vireo)
  • Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)
  • (Corvus caurinus)
  • Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
  • Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
  • Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
  • Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Preyed upon by

  • Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
  • Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)
  • Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
  • Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Pardosa)
  • (Philodromus)
  • Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
  • Running Crab Spiders (Philodromidae)
  • Tangleweb Spiders (Theridion)
  • Wood, Mound, And Field Ants (Formica)
  • Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
  • Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
  • Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
  • Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus)
  • Ground Beetles (Carabidae)
  • Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha)
  • Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae)
  • (Trochosa)
  • (Lathrobium fovalum)
  • (Stenus)
  • Fierce Ants (Tetramorium)
  • (Sitticus)
  • (Pirata)
  • (Rugilus rufipes)
  • (Marpissa radiata)
  • (Theridion pictum)
  • Damsel Bugs (Nabidae)
  • (Nestus)
  • Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Clubiona)
  • (Myllaena dubia)
  • (Gabrius fermoralis)
  • (Lesteva sicula)
  • (Thanatus)
  • (Hypostenus latifrons)
  • Leaflitter Crab Spiders (Ozyptila)
  • (Liocranoeca striata)
  • (Evarcha)
  • (Sitticus caricis)
  • (Anelosimus vittatus)
  • (Clubiona subtilis)
  • (Staphylininae)
  • (Euaesthetus ruficapillus)
  • (Ochthephilum fracticorne)
  • (Robertus)
  • (Himacerus boops)
  • (Aleocharinae)
  • (Robertus insignis)
  • (Stenus latifrons)
  • (Stenus carbonarius)
  • (Stenus ruralis)
  • (Gabrius fermoralis (Hochh.))
  • (Lathrobium fovalum (Steph.))
  • (Dipogon (Deuteragenia) bifasciatus)
  • (Sceliphron destillatorium)
  • Common Hentz Jumping Spider (Hentzia palmarum)
  • (Aelurillus m-nigrum)
  • Golden Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)
  • Peppered Jumping Spider (Pelegrina galathea)
  • (Phidippus mystaceus)
  • (Abax)
  • (Geophilus ribauti)
  • (Geophilus studeri)
  • (Lithobius dentatus)
  • (Lithobius)
  • (Strigamia acuminata)
  • (Xysticus lanio)
  • (Cochlodryas)
  • Lace Web Spider (Amaurobius)
  • (Coelotes)
  • (Schendyla nemorensis)
  • (Geophilus insculptus)
  • (Lithobius crassipes)
  • (Lithobius mutabilis)
  • Boreal Yellow-headed Soil Centipede (Geophilus flavus)
  • (Xysticus erraticus)
  • (Xysticus cristatus)
  • (Pamagaeus bipustulatus)
  • Common Cryptops (Cryptops hortensis)
  • (Harpalus tardus)
  • (Zora spinimana)
  • (Harpalus)
  • (Evarcha arcuata)
  • Common Sun Beetle (Amara aenea)

Species interaction data comes from GloBI.

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