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Lynx Spider

Oxyopes javanus

Description:

adult female - photo1: guarding over her egg sac photo2: guarding over her newly hatched spiderlings when defending egg sacs... many females tend to flee rapidly when approached by predators or large creatures such as humans. once all are fully hatched... the female will leave her young ones behind to fend for themselves.!

Habitat:

suburban residential area house plant

Notes:

Araneae; Oxyopidae

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Richard Ong
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Richard Ong

PNG, Malaysia

Spotted on Dec 31, 2018
Submitted on Oct 8, 2019

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