Bark Crab Spider

(Bassaniana versicolor)

Description

Bassaniana versicolor is a species of spiders in the genus Bassaniana, native to North America. The species is brown, with white spots. Females are 6.75 millimetres (0.266 in) long, males 3.8–4.5 millimetres (0.15–0.18 in).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class:

Order:Araneae

Family:Thomisidae

Genus:Bassaniana

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