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Western Lynx Spider with Syrphid Prey - Oxyopes scalaris
Copyright © 2009 Alice Cavette

Western Lynx Spider with Syrphid Prey - Oxyopes scalaris
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
May 12, 2009
Size: Spider body 5mm - Fly 8mm
On citrus tree leaf. That is a Palpada Syrphid Fly he's caught.

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Western Lynx Spider with Syrphid Prey - Oxyopes scalaris Western Lynx Spider with Syrphid Prey - Oxyopes scalaris
Contributed by Alice Cavette on 12 May, 2009 - 5:35pm
Last updated 12 May, 2009 - 11:02pm

Looks like this to me, western lynx spider
please wait for expert though.
… johnnyn, 12 May, 2009 - 6:07pm

 
I agree with johnnyn,
it looks like a Western Lynx Spider.
… Lynette Schimming, 12 May, 2009 - 10:38pm

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