Goldenrod crab spiders look a little like miniature crabs, hence the name, ... The male has a brown thorax and front legs with only a small white or yellow abdomen.

This crab spider’s prey consists of flies, bees, moths and other insects that hang around the same flowers the spiders do. As insects land on flowers to collect food themselves, the crab spider uses ...

Before we go any further, we need to clear something up. The name "yellow crab spider" is a bit misleading. It's an everyday ...

There are more than 3,000 types of spiders in North America, including the crab spider, jumping spider, wolf spider and orb-web spider. These eight-legged predators will eat all kinds of insects ...

Wolf spiders are the larger brown spiders often found in vegetation or running along the ground. Jumping spiders are usually more colorful and can be identified by their jerky movements.

Crab spider: Easily recognizable with its legs sticking out at right angles to the body, the crab spider can move forward, sideways and backward, just like a crab. The body is usually flattened.

Scientists found the new species of giant crab spider at a research station located in the heart of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, northern Ecuador. A study has described the find in the journal ...

Goldenrod crab spiders look a little like miniature crabs, hence the name, and sometimes hold their large front legs curved in front of their heads in a crab-like pose.