Thomisus onustus
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thomisus-onustus-268-3440042
title:
Thomisus onustus
text:
Thomisus onustus is a crab spider belonging to the genus Thomisus. These spiders are found across Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East and Asia. T. onustus reside in flowers in lowland vegetation. Females are distinguished by their larger size and ability to change color between white, yellow, and pink as a means of matching flower color. This cryptic mimicry allows them to both evade predators and enhance insect prey capture abilities. Males are smaller, more slender, and drab in
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of spider
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomisus_onustus
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-04T20:18:22Z
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