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Spider from south TX - Peucetia viridans
Copyright © 2003 Nick Block

Spider from south TX - Peucetia viridans
Cameron County, Texas, USA
November 4, 2003
I know what the dragonfly is...but I'd like to know about the spider, if possible
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Contributed by Nick Block on 13 July, 2007 - 8:40pm
Last updated 10 August, 2007 - 8:20pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 10 August, 2007 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

That's a mighty big spider!
or an awfully small dragonfly. Any size estimates?
… john and jane balaban, 13 July, 2007 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

 
The dragonfly is a Blue Dashe
The dragonfly is a Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), and they're only ~2.8-4.5 cm
… Nick Block, 13 July, 2007 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae)
maybe Peucetia, Green Lynx Spider. I'm not 100% confident on the genus, but I am on the family.
… Nick Fensler, 13 July, 2007 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree....
...with Green Lynx Spider. We have a lot of them; the abdomen often has colored markings that increase camouflage on the plant they're living on (in the same small area I've seen them with purple, rust-red, creamy, and yellow markings, each suiting the "host" plant)
… E Moon, 13 July, 2007 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
… Nick Block, 13 July, 2007 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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