Xysticus ulmi, the swamp crab spider, is a European crab spider of the family Thomisidae which prefers damp habitats. It was first described by the German zoologist Carl Wilhelm Hahn in 1831.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Swamp 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
- Xysticus cristatus
- Xysticus pseudocristatus
- Xysticus chippewa
- Xysticus bifasciatus
- Spiracme striatipes
- Xysticus erraticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Genus
- Xysticus
- Species
- Xysticus ulmi
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