Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
3 observations
- 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.
Description
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Native Status
Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) is native / not native to Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, East Bethel, Minnesota, USA.Habitat
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Taxon Range
Note: Range maps are only available for some species.
Taxonomy
- kingdom: Animals (Animalia) 2341 observations
- phylum: Arthropods (Arthropoda) 575 observations
- class: Arachnids (Arachnida) 75 observations
- order: Spiders (Araneae) 66 observations
- family: Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) 3 observations
- genus: Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus) 2 observations
- genus: Flower Crab Spiders (Misumena) 1 observation
1 Observed species for Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
Species Interactions
Species interaction data comes from GloBI. The species with links are species that have observations.
Eats
- Longhorn Bees (Eucerini)
- Grasshoppers, Locusts, And Allies (Caelifera)
- Bumble Bees (Bombus)
Preys on
- Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
- Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
- True Weevils (Curculionidae)
- (Lithobius)
- (Robertus lividus)
- Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers (Linyphiidae)
Pollinates
- Pallas' Wallflower (Erysimum pallasii)
- Arctic Willow (Salix arctica)
- Entireleaf Mountain-avens (Dryas integrifolia)
- Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)
Eaten by
- Spiders (Araneae)
- Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
- (Stenus)
- (Robertus insignis)
- Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)
- (Paederus riparius)
- Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
- Tangleweb Spiders (Theridion)
- (Lithobius)
- Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
- Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
- (http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A787DE616B9B73CDAE3A02FC26FAB8)
Preyed upon by
- Spiders (Araneae)
- Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
- (Stenus)
- (Robertus insignis)
- Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)
- (Paederus riparius)
- Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
- Tangleweb Spiders (Theridion)
- (Lithobius)
- Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
- Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
- (http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A787DE616B9B73CDAE3A02FC26FAB8)
Pollinated by
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
- Perplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)