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I spotted this fairly large female Crab Spider, most likely in the genus Xysticus, on the aluminum weather stripping outside my front door tonight, snagging bugs that were attracted to the light, and took some pics. After I downloaded the pics, I noticed that she has these two straight yellow rods sticking out of her abdomen! They are not spinnerettes, and they are not webbing, either; any ideas what these could be? Parasites of some sort, maybe? She acted like a normal, healthy spider otherwise.
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