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Green Lynx Spider

Peucetia viridans

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch in size, mostly green with purple-ish iridescent eyes. The legs have hairs and spots on them.

Habitat:

Found in a pitcher plant bog, it was sitting on top of a pitcher.

Reference Links:

Green lynx spider

Species ID Suggestions

Green lynx spider

Peucetia viridans
mauna Kunzah
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_lynx_spider.JPG
mauna Kunzah
Apparently, it's the largest lynx spider in N. America.

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Oklahoma and Texas Wildlife
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013

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