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/


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