Small huntsman or running crab spiders

Family Philodromidae

See also family Eusparassidae and family Thomisidae
Home <------

Spiders in this family are overlooked easily. I only have found the look-alike Thasyraea lepida.
you can find some European species here

Genus Tibellus
A slender fast moving crab spider that can be easily recognized by the two spots and its elongated abdomen.
The second pair of legs is the longest. Its size is about 8 - 10 mm and it can be found on long grasses.
The adults are active hunters that do not use a web.

Tibellus tenellus is often mistaken for the Miturgid Thasyraea lepida
Thasyraea lepida

Home <------

 Ed Nieuwenhuys, 23 march 2023
10 may 2022, 16 nov 2017,4 April 2012 20 february 2010, 9 May, 2009, 28 June 2007, 3 May 2005, 25 july 1999, 5 December 1998