Lynx spider

Fact Box Species: Oxyopes species (QM) Family: Oxyopidae Body length: female: 7 mm male: 6 mm Habitat: Like other oxyopids this species tends to use its colouring as camouflage. It does not make a web to catch insects but simply ambushes them. Toxicity: Unknown, but a bite by this species will cause local pain and inflammation and possible mild illness in humans

A different species? Front view Side view Underneath female

This species has the usual hexagonal eye pattern and spiny legs of oxyopids and shares their ability to jump rapidly from surface to surface.

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