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Field Notes

Description:

A green spider with kill. It had killed honey bee.

Habitat:

Dry descidious forest , it had made its web on Mimosa pudica plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Lynx Spider
AaronGlover
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Lynx spider

Peucetia viridana

Reference Link
ChunXingWong
2

Comments (9)
Trapsuutjie
Great action shot! That is one mean looking spider!
KarenL
Hi Akshay, now that Aaron & Chun have taken the time to ID this for you, please could you update this spotting with the correct common & scientific names, & ideally add a reference link - Chun has provided this for you too.
ChunXingWong
Another reference here about the Green Lynx Spider http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Asia/India/photo139782.htm
AaronGlover
Oh, Sorry! for some reason, the map said south africa, not india! And no problem at all!
AaronGlover
Hi! I'm not from South Africa, but it looks like a species of Lynx Spider to me!
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PublishedMay 30, 2011

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