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Well, apparently its an Oxyopidae (could its scientific name be Peucetia viridis?) spider, or Lynx spider.
Here is a mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) guarding her egg sac in a flowering plant of native Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus, Orobanchaceae). I've shown this spider before, in this photo and this photo. I'm hoping for spiderlings any day now! Arachtober 2. (San Marcos Pass, 2 October 2018)
I wasn't really planning on posting all spiders today, but spiders have been on my mind lately, and that's what I have. There were clouds coming in from the south today along with the wind. That's our usual "rain wind" so I hope this is an omen for the predicted rain tomorrow. There's a rumor that we might get an inch of rain up here in the mountains, but confidence isn't high. The first storm of the rain-year is always exciting!
This is another Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) on native Southern Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus, Phrymaceae) in the woods today. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 22 June 2023)
A small spider on the back of a leaf. I had to bend the plant over to get this shot as the spider was trying to hide.
4.1 X LifeSize.
Poor-man's macro info:
Reverse Lens Canon FD 24 mm 1:2.8 S.S.C on Nikon D70s + Ext Tube 36mm
Homemade Twin Flash Bracket
Headlamp for focusing.
Strobist Info:
(L) SB25 1/2 Power + Mini "Softbox"
(Front ) SB24 1/4 Power + Mini "Softbox"
No Ambient Light
2 Seagull Flash Slave Triggers
Triggered by built-in Flash.
Camera setting : Manual, 1/250s, f/16, ISO 200
Background: Lantana
Handheld
A male lynx spider, Oxyopes sp., on a grassblade in a prairie in Adair County, Missouri, USA, July 13, 2021.
"Lynx Spiders"'are hunting spiders that spend their lives on plants, flowers and shrubs. Nimble runners and jumpers, they rely on their keen eyesight to stalk, chase or ambush prey. Six of their eight eyes are arranged in a hexagon-like pattern, a characteristic that identifies them as members of the family Oxyopidae. They also have spiny legs.
Common genera in the United States include Oxyopes—the common lynx spiders—and Peucetia—the green lynx spiders.
Some members of the genus Oxyopes are abundant enough to be important in agricultural systems as biological control agents. This is especially true of the striped lynx spider Oxyopes salticus.
I was dead-heading spent flowers on my plumeria and this little guy jumped out into plain view.
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
Family Oxyopidae
Common in gardens, often seen guarding eggsacs. Less frequently seen is P. longipalpis. Lynx spider do not make webs.
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Green Lynx Spider (Puecetia viridans).
Common Sunflower. (Helianthus annuus).
Village Creek Drying Beds. Arlington, Texas.
Tarrant County. 29 July 2018.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f7.1 @ 1/2500 sec. ISO 800.