Alicia Salazar	Carlos F. Vigil Mid-High School
8th Grade	Espanola, NM

Common Name:	Inconspicuous Crab Spider
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Genus & Species:	Philodromos spp.

Physical Description:	Eight simple eyes & fangs, camouflaging mottled coloring
Range:	Throughout the U.S. and southern Canada
Habitat:	Woods on tree barks or among leaf litter
Food:	Small insects and other arthropods
Lifecycle:	Simple life cycle
Winter Survival:	As an egg
Lifespan:	Unknown
Adaptations:	Camouflaging coloring as a protection from predators.
Sleep Cycle:	Diurnal
Niche:	Predator & Prey
Role to Humans:	Beneficial
Population:	Common
Interesting Facts:	These spiders are inconspicuous when they rest on bark.
Sources:	Spiders and their Kin, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders

Scientific Drawing