''Tibellus oblongus'', also called the oblong running spider or slender crab spider, is a spider with a

Holarctic distribution The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical region ...

. It does not spin webs, but instead actively hunts small insects, which it kills with venom. ''T. oblongus'' lives in grassy habitats and can be preyed upon by larger spiders, such as

wolf spider Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

s like ''

Hogna baltimoriana ''Hogna baltimoriana'' is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin ...

''.

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Philodromidae Holarctic spiders Spiders described in 1802 {{philodromidae-stub

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