Thomisus spectabilis Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/thomisus-spectabilis Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:35:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 White Crab Spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/white-crab-spider?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-crab-spider https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/white-crab-spider#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:33:06 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1621 Thomisus spectabilis, also known as the white crab spider or Australian crab spider, is a small spider found in Australia and far east Asia. The body length of the female is up to 10 mm, the male 6.2 mm. Including legs, the spider is around 3 cm across. This spider is usually white, though sometimes […]

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]]> Thomisus spectabilis, also known as the white crab spider or Australian crab spider, is a small spider found in Australia and far east Asia. The body length of the female is up to 10 mm, the male 6.2 mm. Including legs, the spider is around 3 cm across. This spider is usually white, though sometimes may appear yellow. Wikipedia

White crab spiders are great hunters. The spider tends to harbour at location where its body colour merges well with that of the surrounding environment where it then stays dormant until a prey comes by. From field observation as shown in the pictures below, the spider appears to be very successful in catching its prey. NatureLoveYou

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