Stefan F. WirthAug 19, 2025

The #spider #Tibellus #oblongus (#Philodromidae) has a #Holarcticdistribution and is common in Central Europe, thus not being protected. It prefers #sunexposed #habitats, whether dry or moist, and is a free #hunter that is very well #camouflaged due to its elongated #bodyshape. Y. Korolkova et al. (2023) examined the #venomgland #transcriptome and a venom proteome analysis.

© #StefanFWirth #Rosenthal #Berlin 2025

Ref
Y. Korolkova et al. (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02703-0

Photos
© S.F. Wirth

FelixJul 25, 2025
The Philodromidae has colourful fur.

Der Flachstrecker hat einen bunten Pelz.

#Philodromidae
#Flachstrecker
DevrieseJul 25, 2025
Belgium, Wemmel : Philodromus dispar spider #belgium #wemmel #garden #spider #naturephotography #macrophotography #philodromidae
neville parkApr 22, 2025

I almost forgot it was #MiteMonday! Inspired by @zorbama's shot of a running crab spider, clover mite, and midge all together (https://veganism.social/@zorbama/114373000260983349), here's a running crab spider (_Philodromus_) I found feeding on a clover mite (_Bryobia_). I don't actually often find many arthropods feeding on the adults, though I've seen predatory _Anystis_ mites eating the eggs.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #mites #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #Acari #Acariformes #Tetranychidae #Bryobiinae #Araneae #Philodromidae

Grooobv 🍉 (@[email protected])

Attached: 4 images It was a relatively nice day, so I went out to take some photos. Here are some bugs I found. Not sure what the black fly is exactly, could be a mosquito, could be a kind of midge. #spider #mite #diptera #bugs #insects #arachnids #photography #macro #wildlife

Veganism Social
neville parkApr 6, 2025

#SpiderSunday: several of the spiders I met on that one warm day last week! A running crab spider (_Philodromus_), a bold jumping spider (_Phidippus audax_), some kind of crab spider in tribe Coriarachnini (_Bassaniana_?), and a good old zebra jumping spider (_Salticus scenicus_) with what looks like most of a mesh-web weaver (family Dictynidae).

#ArthroBeauty #DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #Philodromidae #Thomisidae #Dictynidae

Nap ízeltlábúja - Arthropod ofMar 17, 2025
A nap ízeltlábúja a pókok fürgekarolópókok családjába tartozó bársonysávos karolópók - Thanatus formicinus https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/barsonysavos-karolopok/talalatok #bársonysávosKarolópók #ThanatusFormicinus #fürgekarolópókok #Philodromidae #pókok #Araneae #CitizenScience
Thanatus formicinus - bársonysávos karolópók

A Thanatus formicinus - bársonysávos karolópók fajhoz tartozó észlelések listája

Show threadneville parkOct 17, 2024

#Arachtober 17: gotta delete old photos on my phone to free up space, so, from early June, here's a couple of rather unlucky running crab spiders (family Philodromidae) who don't even have eight legs between them!

As I explain in a blog post (https://nevillepark.ca/2024/05/24/i-can-put-my-leg-back-on-you-cant-how-spiders-regrow-limbs/), spiders can regenerate detached legs when they molt. But typical spiders (basically, not tarantulas, trapdoors, purse-webs, etc.) stop molting once they become sexually mature. If they lose a leg after that, they're stuck that way. And this often happens with highly mobile spiders like running crab spiders.

(The male in the second picture has regenerated his back right leg recently. If he still had molts left, it would gradually gain colour and become longer and eventually indistinguishable from its counterpart.)

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #spiders • #Araneae #Philodromidae

I Can Put My Leg Back On You Can’t: How Spiders Regrow Limbs – Neville Park

Nap ízeltlábúja - Arthropod ofOct 11, 2024
A nap ízeltlábúja a pókok fürgekarolópókok családjába tartozó bükkfa-fürgekarolópók - Philodromus margaritatus https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/bukkfa-furgekarolopok/talalatok #bükkfaFürgekarolópók #PhilodromusMargaritatus #fürgekarolópókok #Philodromidae #pókok #Araneae
Philodromus margaritatus - bükkfa-fürgekarolópók

A Philodromus margaritatus - bükkfa-fürgekarolópók fajhoz tartozó észlelések listája

neville parkAug 1, 2024

This time of year where I am, checking under Queen Anne's Lace flowers is a great way to find cool bugs. All found in the same clump:

- jagged ambush bug (_Phymata_) with fly prey
- long-jawed orbweaver (_Tetragnatha_)
- swallowtail caterpillar (_Papilio_)
- running crab spider (_Philodromus_), in the same flower!

#bugstodon #DailySpiderPic #spiders #insects • #Araneae #Tetragnathidae #Philodromidae #Hemiptera #Reduviidae #Lepidoptera #Papilionidae

nevilleparkMay 24, 2024

The reference, for those of you lucky enough not to recognize it.
Recently I found a tiny four-legged running crab spider (family Philodromidae) in Trinity-Bellwoods and brought it home to keep temporarily until it grew its legs back. It was so small that I could keep it in a 45 mL plastic cup with a tiny chip of bark. I fed it sugar syrup on the […]

https://nevillepark.ca/2024/05/24/i-can-put-my-leg-back-on-you-cant-how-spiders-regrow-limbs/

I Can Put My Leg Back On You Can’t: How Spiders Regrow Limbs – Neville Park