This goldenrod spider has captured a beetle. The female goldenrod is very distinctive, often a translucent yellow or white with red streaks. The male is smaller, with a dark cephalothorax, and it has a white spot in its center and in front of its eyes. It can be found from southern Canada through North America. Crab spiders do not build webs, but sit very still in the blossoms of flowers or on leaves, waiting for a meal to stop by.
Some species can change color like chameleons to blend in with their surroundings.
They have short, wide bodies, and the second set of legs is inordinately large.