OXYOPIDAE - LYNX SPIDER

FACT FILE - 005

Family

Oxyopidae

Species

Oxyopes elegans
L Koch, 1878

Body Length

Female: 5.25mm
Male: 4mm

Habitat

It hunts in foliage and long grass.

Toxicity

Unknown, but considered to be too small to be harmful to humans.

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Female

0052.

Female. Oblique view

0053

Female. Facing view.

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Female. Ventral view.