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Lynx Spider

Oxyopidae sp.

Photo by Atul
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Field Notes

Description:

Lynx Spiders are the members of the family Oxyopidae.They rely on keen eyesight in stalking, chasing, or ambushing prey, and also in avoiding enemies. Six of their eight eyes are arranged in a hexagon-like pattern, a characteristic that identifies them as members of the family Oxyopidae. The other two eyes are smaller and generally situated in front and below the other six.

Notes:

A Lynx Spider guarding its egg sac

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Spiders of India
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PublishedNovember 14, 2011

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