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Peucetia arabica/Tarucus rosaceus
"Lynx spiders are the members of the family Oxyopidae. They all are hunting spiders that spend their lives on plants, flowers and shrubs. The Peucetia species commonly are larger, vivid green, and rangy; they are active runners and leapers. The Oxyopidae also have spiny legs, and in many species those legs, augmented by the spines, seem to be used as a sort of catching-basket in trapping flying insects." ~wiki
spotted on a Pulicaria incisa plant in my desert garden
The butterfly is a Mediterranean Tiger Blue (Tarucus rosaceus)
Spotted on May 10, 2014
Submitted on Aug 11, 2014
4 Comments
There were so many of these lynx spiders in my garden this spring, there was always something being eaten! ;-)
Wow! What a moment!
Thanks, dominique!
Great capture! (by you...not the spider!)