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Photo by BritnyNSammy
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Field Notes

Description:

beautifully camouflaged, I stumbled upon this spider while picking flowers with my little nephew

Habitat:

on a crepe myrtle in the garden

Notes:

very large, after some research I think it is a green lynx spider, but im not positive.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Leuba Ridgway
Lovely colours on this spider and a great spotting Britny !. I think you're right - it looks like Peucetia viridans ( Green Lynx Spider) http://bugguide.net/node/view/12534
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PublishedJune 6, 2014

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