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Tibellus
Slender Crab Spiders
Tibellus is a genus of active-hunting spiders in the family Philodromidae, commonly called slender crab spiders. They are characterized by elongated, flattened bodies with longitudinal dorsal stripes that provide camouflage on grasses and vegetation. Unlike web-building spiders, they pursue prey directly on low vegetation. The genus contains 51 recognized species distributed across Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Adults range from 4–15 mm in body length.