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title: "Araña cangrejo verde"
description: "Misumessus oblongus — Insectos y arañas. Misumessus oblongus, also known as the American green crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/american-green-crab-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Araña cangrejo verde

> Misumessus oblongus — Insectos y arañas. Misumessus oblongus, also known as the American green crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae.

- Scientific name: *Misumessus oblongus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 17179
- Wikidata: [Q2462168](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2462168)
- iNaturalist taxon: [172392](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/172392)

## Names

- en: American Green Crab Spider
- es: Araña cangrejo verde

## Countries with the most observations

US (11329), CA (429)

## Summary

Misumessus oblongus, also known as the American green crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumessus_oblongus

## Photo

![Araña cangrejo verde](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-green-crab-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michelle Campbell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177194389

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-green-crab-spider?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).