Oxyopes elegans
Elegant Lynx Spider at Hackett, ACT
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| Oxyopes elegans | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Oct 2024 | |
| Oxyopes elegans | WalterEgo | 31 Oct 2024 |
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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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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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