I just saw a small spider that was completely white in color. I live in southeastern Michigan. What is it?

Question

I just saw a small spider that was completely white in color. I live in southeastern Michigan. What is it?

Answer 1

There are a number of spiders that can be completely white.  The crab spider is the most common.  It sits on white flowers waiting for prey.  It has a toxin that can paralyze a bee much larger than itself. You can distinguish these spiders by the way they hold their legs.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954.

Answer 2

Look for yourself -

http://www.spideridentification.org/

http://www.badspiderbites.com/spider-ide...

http://www.aboutbugsbugsbugs.com/spiders...

http://www.pesticide.org/spiders.html