Did you know? That not all spider spin webs to catch their prey? The family of spiders known as crab spiders sit still on flowers or leaves and simply wait for insects to show up, looking for nectar. Their specialized first two pairs of legs are super long, allowing them an extended reach to grab those pesky flying bugs that have incredibly fast reaction times. Those legs are also what gives them resemblance to crabs and hence the family name. There are so many hundreds of spider species in the state and thousands in the world that many do not have common names. Using the three dots on a white abdomen I figured out that this one is a
Missumesus oblongus, but three-spotted white crab spider is fine by me too. If you visit a prairie soon, or the flowers at your house, take a close look and maybe you will see a tiny crab spider hunting.
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