What kind of spider is this?

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Found this little guy in a swampy area while hiking down a trail. It's as white as can be, but none of the guides I can find list any spider even close to what this is.

I found it in North West Michigan, if it's any help. I believe I've seen a picture of it before in a guide while I was bored and looking though one, but I just can't seem to find any good leads on it.

I'm amazed that I didn't immediately turn around and walk away considering that I was just bit by a spider a few days ago and the thought is still fresh in my mind. Had it been any other spider I wouldn't have stuck around long enough to get a picture... Or, maybe it's not a spider... I don't know...

Here's a link to the picture I have of it: https://flic.kr/p/ocZKsZ

mars · Answer

it could be a crab spider, or a baby orb weaver. or a rufus net casting spider. im willing to agree with everyone else that its a crab spider

American Patriot · Answer

Crab spider

Titi · Answer

crab spider

? · Answer

Possibly a  Crab Spider.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/674721/bgimage

Crab spiders are usually found on flowers, rocks, leaves, bark or soil.   
Crab spiders change their color to match their background, which makes them harder to find. 
Their colors range from pale yellow to white and even green, depending on what they are sitting on.

Anonymous · Answer

It's called junky spider. Scientific name Anarphus siemen belonging to family spidacea.
It's specialty is to walk with front legs with 3 bones.

daniel g · Answer

This is a crab spider, Misumena genus, probably Misumena vatia.
Here is one I found in the flower garden that caught a bee:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32083154@N02/9285667822/
Nice find.

Anonymous · Answer

It is a crab spider.
http://www.crabspider.org/

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