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Arachnaphobia , Not in this Class. 6 th Grade Student June 30, 2010. Green Lynx Spider - Peucetia viridans Araneomorphae (True Spiders) » Entelegynes » Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders). Why is the Lynx Spider Green?. Hunts insects Specialized for living on plants
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Arachnaphobia, Not in this Class 6th Grade Student June 30, 2010
Green Lynx Spider - PeucetiaviridansAraneomorphae(True Spiders) » Entelegynes » Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders)
Why is the Lynx Spider Green? • Hunts insects • Specialized for living on plants • Does not spider use web to catch prey • Camouflage • Wait & Pounce
Characteristics • Color – bright green • Size - ¾ inch long • Shape – Oval abdomen with long spiny legs • Diurnal - daytime activity • 8 eyes – 4 on face, 2 on side, 2 on top • Only spider to spray venom from its fangs • Injects venom up to ¾ inch in multiple directions • Male is smaller
LIVING ENVIRONMENTS • Prickly Pear Cactus • Southern United States • Mexico • Central America • Shrubs & Herbaceous Vegetation • Arkansas • California • Arizona • Florida Location Malay apple flower (Photo by Stu Smucker) HuayXai Bokeo Laos South-East Asia Asia
Feeding & Benefits • Feed on many insects including the common houseflies, honey bees and crop pests • Little danger to humans – bite will cause pain or swelling but no tissue damage, systematic aftereffects or death • There are 35,000 species of spiders • The Green Lynx helps keep the insect population under control • Birds eat spiders
References • http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_greenlynx_spider.php • http://www.lonelyplanetimages.com/images/121635 • http://www.cirrusimage.com/spider.htm