I found this Giant Crab Spider on our weather clock inside our home late evening, mid-December 2016, two miles south of Joshua Tree, California in hilly boulder terrain. Elevation approximately 3200 feet. I carefully captured it in my hand and carried it outside, letting it go behind a boulder on the edge of a dry wash below our home. It did not seem to mind. An incredibly thorough and interesting article on spiders can be found at https://howigetridof.com/spider-identification/ Copyright © 2017, Van Blakeman |