White Light Green Spider

Some are used in courtship rituals while others are used to secure egg sacs.

White light green spider.

The female has a light green thorax. It is important to remember that spiders seen in south carolina are not bound by the territorial lines decided on by humans therefore their distribution is subject to change. The markings on the abdomen differ clearly from those on the abdomen of other green species such as the cucumber spider and diaea dorsata a crab spider. Silk is produced by specialized glands found in the abdomen of the spider that are formed of liquid protein generated within the body.

The legs are green to dark red. The species is primarily of interest for its usefulness in agricultural pest management for example in cotton fields. The animal in the picture is a male. The male spider s body is bright green with a dark red colored head.

Around the spider s head is a hairy white crown that is topped with black hairs. The crab spiders most people see are part of thomisidae family. Their abdomen is colored white and green with two black lines on top. The green species below is easily identified.

But well camouflaged crab spider is called the green crab spider. Crab spider not only fake spiders come in bright neon colors. Spiders found in south carolina include 54 unique species from confirmed sightings by contributing members of spider id. Spiders can generally be identified by the type of web they create though not all webs are used to capture prey.

Crab spiders come in several varieties and looks.