White Light Green Spider

The animal in the picture is a male.

White light green spider.

The male spider s body is bright green with a dark red colored head. The markings on the abdomen differ clearly from those on the abdomen of other green species such as the cucumber spider and diaea dorsata a crab spider. Spiders found in south carolina include 54 unique species from confirmed sightings by contributing members of spider id. The female has a light green thorax.

Their abdomen is colored white and green with two black lines on top. But well camouflaged crab spider is called the green crab spider. Around the spider s head is a hairy white crown that is topped with black hairs. The green species below is easily identified.

Green spiders some dull and mossy others a brilliant arresting neon green often dwell among forest leaves or in a flower garden s profusion of colors. Crab spiders come in several varieties and looks. Silk is produced by specialized glands found in the abdomen of the spider that are formed of liquid protein generated within the body. The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans and when it does its venomous bite though painful is not deadly but may cause surrounding swelling up to 7 10 in diameter.

The legs are green to dark red. Some are used in courtship rituals while others are used to secure egg sacs. The crab spiders most people see are part of thomisidae family. Crab spider not only fake spiders come in bright neon colors.

The front pair of big eyes occupies half of its dark face.