Ozyptila pacifica

Banks, 1895

A small crab spider in the Thomisidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1895. The occurs in western North America from Canada through the United States. Like other members of its , it exhibits the characteristic crab-like posture and ambush strategy typical of thomisid spiders.

Ozyptila pacifica m by G. Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.Ozyptila pacifica f1 by G. Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.Ozyptila pacifica f2 by G. Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Ozyptila pacifica: /oʊˈzɪptɪlə pəˈsɪfɪkə/

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Distribution

Western North America. Documented from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the United States.

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