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Striped Lynx Spider

Oxyopes salticus

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

this lovely yellow colored lynx spider gave me a chance to study it's eye arrangement perfectly!( #2). It was scuttling along the ground next to a creek.
It jumped and fled. For a while I thought that it was a jumping spider.

Habitat:

riparian

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
HemaShah
Well thank you Sir1 In picture two it gave me a chance to take pictures of it's eye arrangement. I have never seen fangs on any spiders yet.
MartinL
That is great spotting professor Jemma. I'll search for this one next as they do occur in Australia too; http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_spiders/YellowLynxSpider.htm Yours has lines along the underneath of its legs, as mine does. I read that this may be diagnostic for ID.
staccyh
Wow, interesting looking little thing. How big was it?

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