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Lynx spider

Oxyopes sp.

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You are welcome! The give away for me were the mandible eye placement and the striped abdomen. :-) To narrow it down closer to the species level it may actually be a Striped Yellow Lynx. Oxyopes salticus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oxyopidae_species http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxyopes_salticus Their range is from USA to Brazil. This is appears to be a lighter color variation, or even a female as it appears to be building a web which they use to hang their egg sack on so they can easily keep an eye on it.
It looks like a Lynx spider, although not 100% on the exact species.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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