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Pu'er, Yunnan, China

 

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Lynx spider stalking its prey.

all kinds of things going on below the canopy...

 

backyard capture in chesterfield

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

 

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E-M1ii / Tamron 180mm F3.5 Macro

 

A tiny lynx spider on the edge petals of a cosmo flower.

10mm Oxyopes macilentus : Lismore RBG, NSW AU

These specimens were documented in a lab, not in the field.

 

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Green Lynx Spider

(Peucetia lucasi)

Park Tsarasaotra,

Antananarivo,

Madagascar

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I spotted this Lynx Spider in my backyard yesterday. Looking at it with my naked eyes, the very first thing that got my attention was those "boxing gloves". They look quite interesting to me! Oh yea, it also has a pretty abdomen. Any unusual thing that you notice about this spider? I did not see it until I processed the pics. I know I'm slow.

 

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A Green Lynx Spider in ambush position on a White-topped Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla) in the Florida panhandle. Green Lynx Spiders (and spiders in general) can often be found associated with species of the genus Sarracenia. Presumably they are attracted to these plants because they attract numerous insects with their sweet secretions.

This is another tiny spider of a Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) on native Telegraph Weed (Heterotheca grandiflora, Asteraceae) that has gone to seed in the woods today. It's probably the same spider I showed a in this photo. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 24 November 2022)

Spikey legs on a spikey plant.

Lynx Spider, Mae Hia, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Green Lynx Spiders get their name from the ability to run fast and jump on their prey in a catlike manner.

They hunt among the leaves of trees and bushes and use their thread for safety when jumping, or to fend off threat, as I saw when I was taking photos of this one. She got fed up with me after a while and turned her end to me and threw out a lot of thread towards me.

Oxyopes striatus spider killing a caterpillar, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

Another from our night hike at McAllen Nature Center. I almost didn't spot her, as her bum blended in with some berries on the shrub.

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

 

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This is another shot of a mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) with a clutch of tiny spiderlings in the woods today. This one has made her nest in a shrub of native Sawtooth Goldenbush (Hazardia squarrosa, Asteraceae). The mama spiders are truly devoted mothers who guard their egg sacks until the spiderlings disperse. I could probably fill my card for the whole month of Arachtober with these spiders if I really looked! Arachtober 26a. (San Marcos Pass, 26 October 2022)

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

 

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Testing the upcoming Laowa 50mm 2:1 macro lens for M4/3 systems.

 

This set of photos were largely at 2:1 and F/5.6 to F/8. Experimenting, hence some images have very thin DOF.

 

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Location: on Wells West Road about a mile and a half south of the cemetery in Proffitt, (Young County), Texas. Taken about an hour before sunset, here's a Green Lynx Spider guarding her egg case. These spiders make a somewhat grubby, well camouflaged egg case that can be very difficult to see. Usually you'll find the spider first, then notice what she's sitting on. The difference in the size of the females before producing eggs, and after, is remarkable. Before laying eggs some females can look grossly "inflated", almost to the point of bursting. After, they look really "scrawny", seemingly near death due to lack of food.

 

Here I'm kneeling on the ground shooting upwards to take advantage of the blue sky. A few clouds were around but had enough space between them to avoid getting a completely drab backdrop. The sun was at a very low angle and for this pic, was shining through a very thin patch of cloud, producing soft diffused lighting. Wind was a bit of a problem making it necessary to hold the plant (Milkweed) steady with my left hand and operate the camera with my right. As usual, I had to brush a few Fire Ants off my clothing after getting to my feet again.

 

Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens, with the objective from a badly damaged (beyond repair) Lentar 400mm lens reverse mounted on the 85mm.

 

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I found another tiny Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) on native Telegraph Weed (Heterotheca grandiflora, Asteraceae) that has gone to seed in the woods today. Arachtober 25b. (San Marcos Pass, 25 October 2022)

Taken on Taack Road in True, here's a female Green Lynx Spider "building" a shelter in this Ashey Sunflower blossom by pulling some of the petals inward toward the center. We had been cruising back roads north of Newcastle looking for patches of these sunflowers, a favorite of Green Lynx spiders, and many others. There was a stiff, gusty westerly wind blowing and blossoms were dancing around furiously. Any spiders aboard were getting a seriously bumpy ride. We had left our regular cameras back at the cottage, deciding to go light while close to town... just using our phone cameras. Here I'm using one hand to steady the blossom and working the phone with the other. Sometimes simply holding the blossom doesn't provide enough stability, slight wiggling can still occur, spoiling some images. Here I'm employing a "trick" that increases control of what you're attempting to render motionless. By gently holding the blossom right where the stem joins its underside, pulling up lightly until all the slack in the stem is gone will provide additional stability, making it possible to shoot even in high wind. It helps to position your body so it's sheltering the blossom from being struck directly by the wind.

 

Here the spider is constructing her "hide" in a way that many Crab Spiders do... by folding over petals to make a kind of "tent". The petals are anchored in position with strands of silk. She worked away diligently, not reacting when my hand touched the blossom. After snapping off about a dozen images I released her blossom and we moved on to other patches of flowers.

 

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