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Hiking the B Loop trail
Florida Trail
Citrus WMA
Withlacoochee State Forest, FL
I am honored to announce that this photo was selected as the 2nd Qtr overall winner in the Florida State Forest Photo contest for 2012.
Lynx spider (Oxyopidae), photographed at Chadron State Park, about 9 miles south of Chadron, Nebraska on June 25, 2019.
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum=Arthropoda
Class=Arachnida
Order=Araneae
Superfamily=Lycosoidea
Family=Oxyopidae
Genus=Oxyopes ID by to Robert Whyte
Common name=Lynx spider
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum=Arthropoda
Class=Arachnida
Order=Araneae
Superfamily=Lycosoidea
Family=Oxyopidae
Genus=Oxyopes ID by to Robert Whyte
Common name=Lynx spider
Found this little guy (about 5mm) with his lady! Unlike the female, for whom the species is named, this guy has iridescent scales on his abdomen!
CLASS: Chelicerata (Arachnids)
ORDER: Araneae
FAMILY: Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders)
GENUS/SPECIES: Oxyopes salticus
My camera had trouble with the difference in brightness between the black around the head and the rest of the spider. Other insects may as well. Also, this fellow let me move all around and take lots of pictures. I've found this to be a behaviour common to insects that have some sort of blending-in/visual tromp-d'oueil up their sleeves.
Note: Probably a Lynx Spider. Unknown species though.