Crab Spider
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scientific name
(Xysticus cristatus)
Name meaning
Xysticus is from Greek word which means scraper.
cristatus is actually from Latin language which means crested.
Habitat
They live in low vegetation or at ground levels in a wide variety of situations from heathland to hedgerows.
Resident
They are very common and found Britain and northern Europe.
Very scary spidy...nice captures and amazing info.
these guys exist in africa as Sparassidae
I also believe these spiders can jump. I live in NW Washington and we have them too. They look like ticks, yuck!