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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Lynx Spiders (Oxyopidae) » Oxyopes » Western Lynx Spider (Oxyopes scalaris)
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Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - male
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Lynx Spider - Oxyopes scalaris - Male
Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 9, 2008
Size: ~10-12 mm
A plain, dark spider with large palps, in wild rose.
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Contributed by iNaturalist on 27 September, 2008 - 11:51am
Last updated 30 December, 2011 - 1:04pm

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… john and jane balaban, 15 October, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

It isn't a jumping spider. I
It isn't a jumping spider. I'm not an expert but all those spikes make me think Lynx Spider. Look here and see what you think. http://bugguide.net/node/view/1965 Someone might be able to tell which species of Lynx. The large things in front are palps and show that this is an adult male spider. This page tells how to make a sex ID and other interesting things: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954
… Sharon Warner, 27 September, 2008 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

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