Mecaphesa asperata [Northern Crab Spider]

[Damon]

Noe, D. 2014. Mecaphesa asperata [Thomisidae] Northern Crab Spider, adult female. Spider photographed in visible and ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence (UVIVF). http://www.ultraviol...rn-crab-spider/

 

Sweetwater, NJ

11 November 2014

Native Species

 

Synonyms:

In 2008 many Misumenops were moved to genus Mecaphesa.

Lehtinen, P. T. & Y. M. Marusik. A redefinition of Misumenops F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 (Araneae, Thomisidae) and review of the New World species. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 14: 173-198.

• Misumenops asperatus
  
• Thomisus asperatus
  
• Misumena rosea
  
• Misumena foliata
  
• Misumena placida
  
• Misumena asperatus
  
• Misumessus asperatus
  

Comment:

Another gal that caught my glowing eyes. Female Crab spider.

There are at least 3 different species in my bog garden, but they are a tad tricky as they like to move a little (or a lot) when hit with either visible or UV. You would think if an insect could see/detect that glowing blue goo in the pitcher plant, it sure would detect/see this too!

 

Visible Light: Canon SX50 Unmodified, LED, 1.6 s @ f/8 ISO 80, No Filters.

 

UVIVFL: Canon SX50 Unmodified, Blak-Ray B-100AP, 1 s @ f/8 ISO 80, No Filters.

 

Diptych

[Mark Jones]

wow, that is quite amazing! I think that is the spider that bit Peter Parker?