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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Lynx Spiders (Oxyopidae) » Peucetia » Peucetia longipalpis
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Green Lynx Spider with prey and spiderlings - Peucetia longipalpis
Copyright © 2010 jan nadeau

Green Lynx Spider with prey and spiderlings - Peucetia longipalpis
Tucson, Rincon Foothills, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 7, 2010
Size: 2 cm
This amazing green lynx spider has lived in my garden all summer. As far as I can tell, she has had 4 broods of spiderlings from separate egg cases - you can see individuals from the latest brood, as well as an older one above her in this shot. Can anyone comment on whether this is typical for this type of spider? I guess Charlotte's web gave me the erroneous notion it was one egg case and done for most spiders.
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Contributed by jan nadeau on 7 October, 2010 - 3:23pm
Last updated 14 October, 2010 - 3:59pm

Moved
Moved from Peucetia.
… jan nadeau, 14 October, 2010 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Green Lynx Spider.
Thanks for the natural history insight, and I think P. longipalpis does look more appropriate.
… jan nadeau, 14 October, 2010 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Yes
it is typical for the two species in the US, and likely other spp. in the genus.

The adult will ignore the spiderlings, but the larger juvenile could become prey if not careful. The juvenile seen here, and possibly others in the web, hang around and feed on the spiderlings and other small insects.

This spider looks like P. longipalpis based on coloration, markings, and the small size.

Excellent image!
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 October, 2010 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

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