Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)

Order: Araneae (ah-RAY-nee-ee) (Info) Family: Oxyopidae Genus: Peucetia (pew-KET-ee-a) (Info) Species: viridans (VIR-ih-danz) (Info) Profile: 5 positives 5 neutrals No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Foley, Alabama Grimes, Alabama Hammondville, Alabama Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Phoenix, Arizona , California Baldwin Park, California Bostonia, California Chula Vista, California Long Beach, California Meiners Oaks, California Paramount, California Redlands, California San Diego, California (4 reports) Upland, California Winchester, California Alford, Florida Bartow, Florida Cheval, Florida Ellenton, Florida Inverness, Florida Memphis, Florida Sebring, Florida Spring Hill, Florida Summerfield, Florida Tampa, Florida Dallas, Georgia Kingsland, Georgia Peachtree City, Georgia Rincon, Georgia Latimer, Mississippi Long Beach, Mississippi Lucedale, Mississippi Morton, Mississippi Concord, North Carolina Elizabeth City, North Carolina Ellerbe, North Carolina North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Thomasville, North Carolina Wake Forest, North Carolina Lexington, South Carolina Lincolnville, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Morristown, Tennessee Aledo, Texas Alvin, Texas Beaumont, Texas Briaroaks, Texas Caddo Mills, Texas Eagle Mountain, Texas Emory, Texas Georgetown, Texas Houston, Texas Hutchins, Texas Lampasas, Texas Liberty Hill, Texas Roman Forest, Texas San Antonio, Texas Santa Fe, Texas Wharton, Texas Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Neutral Xeramtheum On Aug 22, 2006, Xeramtheum from Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) wrote: I find the Lynx Spider virtually everywhere in my garden. I always see them on flowers. Neutral lizren On Aug 23, 2006, lizren from Coaling, AL (Zone 7b) wrote: I'd never seen one of these before this year; I noticed it only on a bromeliad I had sitting on my back porch. Neutral itmeejw On Sep 5, 2006, itmeejw from Kingsland, GA wrote: I have found these spiders on my datura plants. They seem to be very alert and seem to watch me when I move around near them. My datura plants are the only place I have seen them. Positive Sheila965 On Sep 23, 2006, Sheila965 from Rincon, GA (Zone 8a) wrote: These spiders are amazing to watch. If you ever get one in your garden, you'll see them every year thereafter. They are spectacular hunters. They lie in wait for their prey. Almost every afternoon, I can walk by where one of them are and see them having their afternoon meal. Positive busy_butterfly On Jul 7, 2008, busy_butterfly from Owens Cross Roads, AL wrote: this spider is an amazing looking spider,it just sits and waits all day for another insect to come along Neutral honeybuntoo On Sep 15, 2008, honeybuntoo from Morton, MS wrote: Just built last year. This is the first summer of vegetation around my house. I noticed this spider early in the summer on my marigolds. It has really grown. I live in Morton Mississippi, central MS. It is interesting to watch. Almost always in the same place if not on the same flower. Positive DATURA12 On Sep 24, 2008, DATURA12 from Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: I have found both male and female on my gardenia plants, the female had an eggsac she was protecting. Positive MrsVanPelt On Nov 14, 2008, MrsVanPelt from Chula Vista, CA wrote: REALLY beautiful bug. He was hanging out in our shower for a few days before we were able to catch him. Very fast and saw us coming every time. We put him outside and now he lives on our plants. A lot of fun to watch. Neutral bettynsam On Sep 26, 2009, bettynsam from Upland, CA wrote: the spider is not on a plant or flower, it is actually on our railing outside our apartment. there is a lot of web around it also. very strange, we have never seen anything like it. Positive themikesmom On Sep 9, 2011, themikesmom from Concord, NC wrote: I normally dont care for spiders, but this transluscent green spider likes to sit on my son's butterfly bush blooms and is very docile and seems pretty harmless, It has some neat markings on his back which are like a series of stacked stripes on a kind of white appearing flat base color that seems to be the only part of him that is not transclucent. if you look real close he also appears to have little hairs too coming off the orangey red and purple spots on his little legs.

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