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These are tiny spiders are about 3mm in body length. <br />
These are tiny spiders are about 3mm in body length. <br />
 
[[File:1-Diaea ambara-001.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]]


Photo of a female Diaea ambara <br />
Photo of a female Diaea ambara <br />
[[File:Diaea ambara-009.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


[[File:Diaea ambara Crab spider.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


 
[[File:Crab Spider Diaea ambara .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]
 
 


A 3mm spider of a different colour.<br />
A 3mm spider of a different colour.<br />
 
[[File:Young Diaea ambara .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 24 September 2019

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Diaea
Species: D. ambara 
Binomial name: Diaea ambara
Common names: Flower spiders, Crab spiders

Diaea ambara is a small New Zealand ambush, predator spider in the genus of the family Thomisidae the crab spiders. This species is very variable colour. Their different colour patterns help them to blend into their habitat of foliage and flowers.while waiting to ambush.insect prey.

These are tiny spiders are about 3mm in body length. 
1-Diaea ambara-001.jpg

Photo of a female Diaea ambara 
Diaea ambara-009.JPG

Diaea ambara Crab spider.JPG

Crab Spider Diaea ambara .JPG

A 3mm spider of a different colour.
Young Diaea ambara .JPG 

Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/