Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae)
This is an unusual view of a large Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) on a stem of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae). This green spider is actually straw-colored - they are highly variable. I had a Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata, Araneidae) spider all lined up in the buckwheat to be my first Arachtober photo, and ... just yesterday the phone company people walked all over it! (It was near the base of a power pole.) I hope the spider is still there, just hiding for a day from the trauma. Oh well, I showed a Green Lynx Spider as my last photo for Arachtober last year, so it's appropriate that it be my first photo this year. It's a treat to be on the prowl for new spiders every day this month. Arachtober 1. (San Marcos Pass, 1 October 2016)
It was another pleasant day with the temps mostly below 80°. There was some wind, and that's expected to become worse over the next few days.
Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae)
This is an unusual view of a large Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) on a stem of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum, Polygonaceae). This green spider is actually straw-colored - they are highly variable. I had a Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata, Araneidae) spider all lined up in the buckwheat to be my first Arachtober photo, and ... just yesterday the phone company people walked all over it! (It was near the base of a power pole.) I hope the spider is still there, just hiding for a day from the trauma. Oh well, I showed a Green Lynx Spider as my last photo for Arachtober last year, so it's appropriate that it be my first photo this year. It's a treat to be on the prowl for new spiders every day this month. Arachtober 1. (San Marcos Pass, 1 October 2016)
It was another pleasant day with the temps mostly below 80°. There was some wind, and that's expected to become worse over the next few days.