Crab Spiders

[Road Runner]

Man, they sure are nasty! I got one around the house right now that I haven't been able to reach or get a good grab on.

This was on the kitchen curtains earlier but I couldn't reach it in time as I had to move WAY too many things to move. No wonder why I thought that it looked like a crab though.


Anyways, at least it could be worse as I found a Japanese crab spider too while looking up to see what the crab spider was. Or rather the Ohio version of it.

 

[Darkwind]

Man, they sure are nasty! I got one around the house right now that I haven't been able to reach or get a good grab on.






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This was on the kitchen curtains earlier but I couldn't reach it in time as I had to move WAY too many things to move. No wonder why I thought that it looked like a crab though.


Anyways, at least it could be worse as I found a Japanese crab spider too while looking up to see what the crab spider was. Or rather the Ohio version of it.


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how big is the one you have? 1/4 inch, less?

 

[Road Runner]

how big is the one you have? 1/4 inch, less?

Not sure as I didn't exactly measure it but as big as my first picture.

 

[1srelluc]

I think they are cool as hell.....Mite eaters.

 

[toobfreak]

Man, they sure are nasty! I got one around the house right now that I haven't been able to reach or get a good grab on.

Not sure if that is actually a crab spider per se or a ricinuleid, which is a special class of spider. While I generally hate spiders, I actually like those little buggers because they are small, cute looking and appear much more alert and intelligent. For instance, if you walk up to one, they SEE YOU, they respond to you, they will turn to face you, and if you're not careful, they can jump far away or right at you. If I see one, I always leave them alone to go their own way, but I've never had one in the house. If I did, I'd probably catch him under a glass then take him outside and put him in the garden.

 

[Blaster]

how big is the one you have? 1/4 inch, less?

I never had crabs.

 

[Road Runner]

I actually like those little buggers because they are small, cute looking

Excuse me?

 

[toobfreak]

Excuse me?

They are cute as far as spiders go. They look like a tiny crab and people EAT crabs.

 

[Road Runner]

They are cute as far as spiders go.

 

[Darkwind]

I never had crabs.

Ha!

But they taste great!