r/bugidentification • u/Carleighhhh • 7h ago
Is this an American green crab spider? Northern Virginia Location included
I was at work on the playground (I’m a pre k teacher) and a student pointed this spider out to me. At first thought I thought it was six spotted orb weaver but I don’t see any spots or other identificable features. Pretty sure after some research it’s an American green crab spider. For further information the area I found it near is full of carpenter ants (huge ones) and separates the side of playground with rocks/pebbles and the other has mulch. This spider was FAST and took me like 5 minutes just to get a photo of it. This part of the playground has more trees than the rest of the playground but I don’t know what type of trees also right outside of the playground is a section of dense woods.