Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
Lynx spiders get their name from the way that they sometimes pounce
on their prey in a catlike fashion. These spiders spend their time
hunting for insects in bushes and low plants. They are fast runners,
but can occasionally be seen lying in wait for prey beside flowers.
They build no web for prey capture, but they do release a silk
dragline as they hunt among leaves.
Look For: Bright green, cream, or tan body; legs are yellow with
black spines.
Length: 5/8".
Habitat: Fields, woods.
Range: Southern U.S.
Bite: While the Green Lynx spider aggressively attacks its insect
prey, it very seldom bites humans.
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8 June, 2011:
Hello Glen,
Cheryl Stark here from Roseville, CA.
I sent you a pic last year of an orb spider that was camped out on my front porch for a bit.
Now I have attached another spider pic if you like it feel free to use .
I need to know what kind this spider is it was on my back porch hanging out in the sun.
I couldnt seem to focus his head very welll...it looks like a dead fly with eight legs at first glance.
Please help, what kind of spider is this?
Thanks again,
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12 November, 2010:
I am Manohar from India studying on spiders in Bt cotton ecosystem. Please identify these species .I hope there is positive response from your side.
Thanking u
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12 November, 2010:
Hello! I can't seem to find a website to identify this spider in my yard. I live in Southern California and have never seen one of these before. I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.
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8 August, 2010:
Dr. Glen,
I found this spider in my house in Tulsa, OK. It was around 1cm in size. I would appreciate any help you could give me in identifying it.
Don
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31 July, 2010:
Hello,
I was trying to look on the web to see what kind of spider this is, and I can not tell. I came across your site and decided to email you to see if you knew.
All day at work today I felt something around my neck and in my shirt, I thought that it was just a string of my hair, so I was trying to find it and kept on brushing it off. Then finally I looked down and saw this spider on on my desk....so I know I finally brushed him off of me and on my desk. Kind of creepy, but I do not know much about spiders.
Thanks,
Sarah -- Crosby, TX
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2 December, 2009:
I found this beauty while hiking in Thousand Oaks CA.
MC
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23 August, 2009:
Hello. Perhaps you might be interested in a few of my
photos to add to your collection. They are, perhaps, nothing spectacular, but they are a bit different. I'll try to describe them in the order of attachment
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Live spiders, all from Ann Arbor, MI, USA: a brown lynx spider. Yours sincerely,
David
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