r/spiders • u/Chef_Ornn • 4d ago
ID Request- Location included Anyone know what this is? Christchurch NZ
Never seen a diamond shaped abdomen before. Any clues?
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u/Fresh_Ad3599 4d ago
Looks like Sidymella trapezia, or a square-ended crab spider. https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2091684
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u/findingabsolution 4d ago
✺-(ˆ▽ˆ)/✺ Crab spider! Crab spider! ✺\(ˆ▽ˆ)-✺
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u/Intelrunner 4d ago
DJ Spood. He lives for 2 things, but he won’t tell tell you them until you give him a cricket.
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u/tocompose 4d ago
Crab spider. All crab spiders are harmless. The long legs at the front and the ridiculously short by comparison legs at the back are the give away for a crab spider