Crab spider

Fact Box Species: Stephanopis barbipes (RM) (Note the obvious sexual dimorphism this species exhibits, the male being smaller than the female and having distinctive black brushes on the tibia of its first pair of legs) Family: Thomisidae Body length: female: 5 mm male: 3.5 mm Habitat: On the dry bark where its camouflage is most effective Toxicity: Unknown; may be too small to cause illness in humans

Male and female Living male Female underside Another female

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Sidymella trapezia and several other Sidymella species.