This pale yellow spider’s legs protrude on either side, giving it a very distinctive stance. The thing is the size of a large dog.
Giant Crab Spider CR 1/2
XP 200
N Small vermin
hp 11 (2d8+2)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +0
Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 12 (24 vs. trip)
Skills Acrobatics +10, Climb +24, Perception +4, Stealth +10 (+25 when stationary); Racial Modifiers +8 Acrobatics, +16 Climb, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth (+15 when stationary)
Environment warm or temperate forests
Organization solitary, pair, or colony (3-10)
Treasure incidental
Giant crab spiders are dangerous ambush predators that live in dense forest vegetation. Though crab spiders are not web spinners, they are truly gifted climbers and use this talent to clamber up into places where they can observe wide areas from on high. Named for their curious scuttling walk and wide-legged stance, giant crab spiders are rarely larger than a typical adult halfling.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 3, © 2011, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, James Jacobs, Michael Kenway, Rob McCreary, Patrick Renie, Chris Sims, F. Wesley Schneider, James L. Sutter, and Russ Taylor, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.