Oxyopes elegans

Elegant Lynx Spider at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Oxyopes elegans	31 Oct 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Oxyopes elegans	31 Oct 2024	WalterEgo

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I have read that they "hunt in the ways like a cat, i.e., slowly approach the prey and suddenly jump to it". Clearly happy to tackle prey their own size!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.156128 -35.250386
Altitude 617.6m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
31 Oct 2024 10:09 AM Recorded on
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Spiders Other hunting spiders WalterEgo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Oxyopes elegans Scientific name
Elegant Lynx Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 788m Recorded at altitude
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