---
title: "Tan crab spider"
description: "Xysticus ferox — Insetos e aranhas. Xysticus ferox, the brown crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tan-crab-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tan crab spider

> Xysticus ferox — Insetos e aranhas. Xysticus ferox, the brown crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae.

- Scientific name: *Xysticus ferox*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1989
- Wikidata: [Q2295138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2295138)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153722](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153722)

## Names

- en: Tan crab spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (157), CA (12), MX (4)

## Summary

Xysticus ferox, the brown crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in the USA and Canada.

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

## Photo

![Tan crab spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tan-crab-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: skylar_schell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/348695925

## Machine access

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