Can you identify it?

[Laceface]

Well, last night a spider found its way to above my bed- I couldnt handle that. Hes currently in a little tupperware dish, with some dirt in the bottom. I have decided he's a wolf spider of some sort.

Now my question: Dad's girlfriend knows I can't stand it when they get squished. During the day she found this little guy:

On the bed. She put him in the container with the wolf spider. That was bad, they are seperated now, as the orange-y guy was attempting to kill the wolf spider, but thankfully couldnt climb the side of the container too well.

Anyone know what sorta spider he is? I know the quality is horrible, my camera doesn't like detail.

If I can, I want to keep the two for a little while to watch them. I'm terrified of spiders, but want to get used to them a little before I let them go behind my barn. Any help is appreciated (Including what I might be able to give them to eat)

 

[KUJordan]

if you're just looking for "yellowish tan spider" then it's easy to identify. other than that, a better pic is definitely in order. are you using a digital camera? if so, look for the MACRO button ('flower' icon) and push it. Then push the shutter button down slowly and it should focus much better then push the rest of the way and whammo! ... a clear pic.

 

[Laceface]

Yeah I was scared of that..The camera is really horrible for things like this... Ill try again though... I wanna know what the little guy is

 

[Laceface]

I've got pictures:

Any ideas? Hes eating a fly I gave him

 

[cacoseraph]

crab spider

maybe thomisidae?

i don't even know if that is a valid family anymore

someone can definitely work with those new pics though! nice

those are known for having especially little jaw parts, to put your er, whatever it was, at ease they are nice and i personally think they are kind of cute

those are really sweet eating pics, btw

 

[Laceface]

Hoorah! Thank you! I managed to half drown a fly and tossed him into him... In minutes he got him, stalked it around for awhile first, and bam, had him. It was good he was eating, as I opened up his container, and stood back like three feet to take the pictures... Couldnt see through the camera either, so I kept taking pictures that werent of him... I half expected to take one to only find it was of him escaping, lol

Thanks for the help, thats what people said on the other forum too. I'm going to keep him for awhile, If I can find him a steady food supply

 

[vulpina]

definitely a crab spider.

Andy

 

[Laceface]

Thank you much! Hoorah, Bill has an identity!

 

[KUJordan]

Thomisidae, no doubt. Thanks for providing a better pic of this beaut!

 

[cacoseraph]

i know it sounds silly, but try taking pics using a magnifying glass. it honestly makes the pics way better. i use a double lens magnifier (you know they kind that you can take in your pocket and unfold it?) and it makes a big difference, even with macro mode on my new camera. it made a HUGE difference when all i had to take pics was my brother's RAZR cellphone.

 

[Laceface]

Hmm... has anyone ever had one of these guys for any length of time? Everything Ive rad says they only use webbing for safety lnes when they fall, and for egg sacks... yet she's making a mess of webbing in her jar, and uses it thoroughly... could she be something entirely different? Or is it just abnormal behavior from being captive?

 

[SouthernStyle]

Definatly Is a Crab Spider....

 

[Stefan2209]

Hmm... has anyone ever had one of these guys for any length of time? Everything Ive rad says they only use webbing for safety lnes when they fall, and for egg sacks... yet she's making a mess of webbing in her jar, and uses it thoroughly... could she be something entirely different? Or is it just abnormal behavior from being captive?

Hi,

i keep a Thomisidae from spain, possibly Xysticus spec., which is doing exactly the same: produces some "messy silk lines" throughout her deli cup. She doesn´t use it to catch prey but added some pieces from the substrate to the silk.

Don´t know for sure, why she´s doing this, perhaps to attract males?

Greetings,

Stefan

 

[Laceface]

Hmm, she did use hers to catch a fly, though it was probably unintentional. She's awesome to watch!