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Golden Lynx Spider

Oxyopes jacksoni

Description:

± 15 mm - blackish leggs

Habitat:

This spider was found on an aloe plant in a fairly overgrown area in garden.

Notes:

Lynx spiders do not make webs but use their silk as a safety line when jumping. Females suspend their egg sacs from a leaf or branch and guards them till they hatch. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arac...

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Smith Zoo
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Smith Zoo

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 8, 2012

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