Thomisus scrupeus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is commonly known as the brown crab spider and is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brown Flower Crab Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coenypha ditissima
- Phrynarachne melloleitaoi
- Stephanopis monulfi
- Pistius undulatus
- Sidymella angularis
- Epicadus taczanowskii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Genus
- Thomisus
- Species
- Thomisus scrupeus
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