Bug FAQMulticolored Bark Crab Spider
Bassaniana versicolor · Order: Araneae · Family: Thomisidae
Females grow to about 6.8 mm while males are between 3.8 and 4.5 mm long. The spider is brown with white spots and is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It has a brown body covered with white spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Females measure roughly 6.75 mm and males range from 3.8 to 4.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The species is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does the multicolored bark crab spider look like?
It is brown with white spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Thomisidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassaniana_versicolor
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