Spiny orb-weaver spider, Gasteracantha sp. (Photo: SIMON SHIM/Shutterstock) ... This species is also called — brace yourself — crab spider, spiny orbweaver spider, ...

The crab spider species Epicadus heterogaster has evolved to look much like a dainty white flower resting on a leaf, and research suggests its abdomen glitters by reflecting the sun.

Bird dung crab spider (Phrynarachne sp.), close-up viewPicture: Science Photo Library / Rex Features Credit: Science Photo Library / Rex Features Spiny back orb-weaver spider.

Houston area home to unusual beneficial spider. By Martin de Vore Aug 14, ... they are known by a variety of names such as “crab spiders,” “star spiders” or ... (Gasteracantha cancriformis ...

As spiders go, spiny-backed orb-weavers (Gasteracantha cancriformis) aren’t very intimidating. Fully-grown females are barely half an inch across, and males are even tinier.

Take the bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax), the charismatic arachnid staring you down just above. Aznar says these spiders, which can be found throughout North America, seemed “friendly ...

A small Indian mongoose (Herpeates Auropunctatus) stands on his hind legs and studies the web of a common crab spider (Gasteracantha cancirformis) in a Kailua-Kona backyard on Sunday. Mongoose ...