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Lynx spider

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Species:
Oxyopes species (RM)
(based on similarities with known oxyopids)
Family:
Oxyopidae
Body length:
female: 7 mm
male: 6 mm
Habitat:
This spider forages on the surfaces of green leaves and tends to match its colour to that of these leaves, although the male's colour scheme is rather different from that of the female
Toxicity:
This species may cause local inflammation and pain
Oxyopes species
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Male and female
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The male
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The female
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View from front
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View of epigynum

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Oxyopes elegans.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 8 February 2009.