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Western Lynx Spider (Oxyopes scalaris)
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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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Contributed by
Alice Cavette
on 12 May, 2009 - 5:35pm
Last updated 18 October, 2023 - 8:33am
Looks like this to me, western lynx spider
please wait for expert though.
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J. Ott
, 12 May, 2009 - 6:07pm
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I agree with johnnyn,
it looks like a Western Lynx Spider.
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Lynette Elliott
, 12 May, 2009 - 10:38pm
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