Common Name:

Family: Oxyopidae

Scientific Name: Oxyopes salticus

Size: 4 – 4.5 mm

Gender: Male

Oxyopes, like other members of the family Oxiopidae, 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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1-2 – D80 (La Habra, Ca / 17 March 06) | 3-4 – D103 (La Habra / 7 May 06)