Common Name: green lynx spider
Family: Oxyopidae
Scientific Name: Peucetia viridans
Size: 14 – 16 mm
Gender: female
Puecetia, like other members of the family Oxyopidae, hunt in vegetation. These spiders are fast and can jump. Note the long spines on the legs, the pointed abdomen, and, if you have a hand lens, the special eye arrangement.
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D7 (Fullerton, CA / 18 Sept. 05)