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Green Lynx

Oxyopidae

Description:

Green slightly transparent legs, brown abdomen and head with two white stripes (one on each side), relatively large - about 2 cm including legs.

1 Species ID Suggestions

julia11cc
julia11cc 12 years ago
green lynx
green lynx


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13 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Elsa you might have interesting info...
http://greenborneo.net/Spider/Spider_Inf...

João Burini
João Burini 12 years ago

Green lynx spider is just a common name for not only one lynx species, some Peucetia species occurs worldwide. You can safely call it just Oxyopid.

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it! ..and you've got a pretty impressive collection yourself :)

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Your entire collection on Noah is brilliantly photographed *bow* - great job!

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thank you very much LarsKorb :)

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Plain purity - what a shot.

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thanks for your suggestion Ashish! Unfortunately it seems this spider only occurs in North America.. Do you have any alternative suggestions?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Must be Green Lynx spider.

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thanks Alice! He is one of the bigger spiders I've seen around Norway.. any idea about ID?

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Thanks Laura! Hope all well over in C-town!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

You can see the little hairs on the legs. Very sharp!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Amazing photo, Elsa! So cool.

Elsa
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Elsa

Akershus, Norway

Spotted on Aug 12, 2011
Submitted on Aug 14, 2011

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