Swift Crab Spider stretches its legs @StuffISawOutside
Swift Crab Spider stretches its legs @StuffISawOutside
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A Swift Crab Spider (Mecaphesa celer) stretches out its legs while hanging out on an Ohio Spiderwort plant (Tradescantia ohiensis) at Sheldon Lake State Park, in Houston, TX, USA.

I think it's interesting that the markings on its abdomen sort of look like a human face. It sort of reminds me of the series of paintings of The Scream by Edvard Munch.
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Swift Crab Spider stretches its legs

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