Oxyopes (genus)

Lynx spider at Hawker, ACT

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	Oxyopes (genus)	9 Nov 2020	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	8 Nov 2020	spiderluvr89

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

9 Nov 2020

Lynx spiders are day ambush hunters and do leap like jumping spiders - hence the name which refers to cat like behaviour. Lynx spiders have six eyes in a hexagonal arrangement and two smaller eyes below and also have spines on their legs

spiderluvr89 wrote:

9 Nov 2020

Fantastic info, thanks Michael!

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Location information

Places Hawker, ACT

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1 Abundance
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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Oxyopes (genus) Scientific name
Lynx spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 845.5m Recorded at altitude
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