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I'm coming to get you! Spooky spider creeping up on the other one Geotagged,Oxyopes,Oxyopes flavipalpis,South Africa,Spring,arachnids,grass lynx spiders,lynx spiders,oxyopes hoggi,south africa,spiders Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Quite a scene! Normally it is male spiders that should be very afraid of females, this playing field looks a bit different :) Posted 10 years ago

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Grass lynx spiders (Oxyopes) are very common in the grass and herb layer. They have a worldwide distribution and there are 27 species of Oxyopes known in South Africa.
Lynx spider (Oxis the common name for any member of the family Oxyopidae. Most species make little use of webs, instead spending their lives as hunting spiders on plants. Many species frequent flowers in particular, ambushing pollinators, much as crab spiders do. They tend to tolerate members of their own species more than most.. more

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Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Oct 27, 2014. Captured Oct 27, 2014 12:27 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm