Female Striped Lynx Spider - Oxyopes salticus
I noticed a female striped lynx spider in my garden a few days ago. According to the findings of a search on an entomology and nematology website, this species is known by the scientific name Oxyopes salticus (Hentz, 1845).
The lynx spider is small and has a translucent light brown with long prickly legs. As is typical of several arthropods, the spider also contains a pair of pedipalps between its jaws.
The female has a larger abdomen than the male, but on the other hand, the female has a pair of pedipalps that are significantly smaller than the male. This is where the physical distinctions between males and females are found.
Despite not belonging to the family Salticidae , the lynx spider may jump just as quickly as a jumping spider.
Lynx spiders, like the other Arachnida species, are fearsome predators that feed on a variety of insect prey. This spider makes its home and hunting grounds inside the pandanus thicket in my garden.
She's a beauty.
Fantastic and very well done images of this little lynx spider... Excellent work!... Thanks for sharing!
https://twitter.com/jalp21/status/1547275601282736128
The rewards earned on this comment will go directly to the people( @jlinaresp ) sharing the post on Twitter as long as they are registered with @poshtoken. Sign up at https://hiveposh.com.
Thanks for your contribution to the STEMsocial community. Feel free to join us on discord to get to know the rest of us!
Please consider delegating to the @stemsocial account (85% of the curation rewards are returned).
You may also include @stemsocial as a beneficiary of the rewards of this post to get a stronger support.
Beatiful... Greetings