Lynx spider

Fact Box Species: Oxyopes species (QM) Family: Oxyopidae Body length: female: about 7 mm male: about 6 mm Habitat: Like other oxyopids this species tends to use its colouring as camouflage. It does not make a web to catch insects but simply ambushes them. Toxicity: Unknown, but a bite by this species will cause local pain and inflammation and possible mild illness in humans

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This species has the usual hexagonal eye pattern and spiny legs of oxyopids and shares their ability to jump rapidly from surface to surface. Its yellow colouring and lack of both obvious dark surface markings and a dense overcoat of scales suggest it may be related to Oxyopes species but the absence of a black eye patch is a noteworthy difference.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Oxyopes species and some other oxyopids.