Green lynx spider, female
Lynx spiders are hunters specialized for living on plants. This species does not use a web to capture its prey. It pounces on its prey in a cat-like manner, which is the reason for the name lynx. It is active during the day.
The body of the female may be as much as 22 millimeters (0.87 in) long. The male is smaller, being more slender and averaging 12 millimeters (0.47 in) in length.
The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans, and when it does, its venomous bite, though painful, is not deadly.
The species is primarily of interest for its usefulness in agricultural pest management, for example in cotton fields.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_viridans
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Green lynx spider, female
Lynx spiders are hunters specialized for living on plants. This species does not use a web to capture its prey. It pounces on its prey in a cat-like manner, which is the reason for the name lynx. It is active during the day.
The body of the female may be as much as 22 millimeters (0.87 in) long. The male is smaller, being more slender and averaging 12 millimeters (0.47 in) in length.
The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans, and when it does, its venomous bite, though painful, is not deadly.
The species is primarily of interest for its usefulness in agricultural pest management, for example in cotton fields.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_viridans
Columbia, South Carolina, USA