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green lynx spider

Peucetia viridans

Description:

cephalothorax longer than broad, anterior end narrower. dorsum pale greenish, convex above, fovea inconspicuous. legs long and spiny with two claws.

Habitat:

common in gardens and hides under green leaves during daytime..

Notes:

this is a female spider guarding its egg sack..

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3 Comments

rivu.ghorai
rivu.ghorai 12 years ago

thanks jonathan and carolina.. you are right.. its a green lynx spider..

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Isn't a Lynx spider?
http://bit.ly/loeYrb

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Nice , very silimar to the Peucetia sp

rivu.ghorai
Spotted by
rivu.ghorai

Haldia, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Dec 11, 2010
Submitted on May 29, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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