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Green lynx spider

Peucetia viridans

Photo by LuisStevens
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Description:

Green lynx spider. 2 cm long. The first one I've seen on a flower. I usually find them in the green leaves. It is the largest North American species in the family Oxyopidae.

Habitat:

Flowering plant in arid place.

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Green lynx spider

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