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Xysticus cristatus
- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male crab spider Xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view.
(Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2009 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Same photo as above, close-up of the head.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Young male crab spider Xysticus cristatus, head-on view. The palps are not fully developed yet.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Side view of a female xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Side view of a male xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus from behind.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Close-up of the tarsus of leg 2 of a male Xysticus cristatus.
(Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2009 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male Xysticus cristatus from below.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus from below.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus from below.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. Sep 2007 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus from below.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus, close-up of epigyne.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus, close-up of epigyne.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male Xysticus cristatus, close-up of palps.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male Xysticus cristatus, close-up of palps.
(Found: Jönåker Sörmland Sweden. May 2009 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus, close-up of spinners.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus, around 6 mm.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. May 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Female Xysticus cristatus, around 6,5 mm.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


- Xysticus cristatus
Male Xysticus cristatus, around 3,5-4 mm.
(Found: Nyköping Sörmland Sweden. June 2008 )


Facts:
Family:
Thomisidae
Scientific name:
Xysticus cristatus
Common name:
-

Xystcus cristatus, a common ground Crab spider. Colours can vary.
 
 
 

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