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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
Photo#2087
Copyright © 2004
Troy Bartlett
Lynx Spider, with prey, and scavengers -
Peucetia viridans
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Duluth, Georgia, USA
July 19, 2003
Note the small flies (scavengers?) on the spider's meal. There are actually two more perilously close to the spider's jaws.
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Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 1:22pm
Last updated 13 August, 2016 - 8:00pm
Moved
Moved from
Eastern Variations
.
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john and jane balaban
, 13 August, 2016 - 8:00pm
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cleared up the mystery of these flies for me. It turns out they are attracted by the defensive chemicals released by the stink bug when under duress. They zero in on the kill, apparently often in spider webs, and share in the feast. The spider apparently ignores them for the most part, as seen here.
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Troy Bartlett
, 31 October, 2004 - 10:34am
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