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FAMILY THOMISIDAE - Flower Spiders, Crab Spiders>This page contains pictures and information about Flower Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Flower Spiders are sometimes called Crab Spider. They are small to medium size with colour of green, yellow, white brown and grey. They are not hairy. All of them have eight eyes, in two rows of four, near the front edge of their head. They can move their median eyes independently. To the observer, their eyes appears to change colour. Their legs held in crab-like position and can move forward, backward or sideways. Their front pair of legs are spiny and pointed to the front, prepare to attack their prey. They are not active hunters and make more use of the camouflage techniques than other hunting spiders. The colour of the spider is adapted to the hunting terrain they use. They remain unmoved until the prey arrives and catches it. They are usually found on flowers or leaves and and will stay there for days.
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