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More than 1500 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Spiders of Zihuatanejo
ORDER ARANEAE
Grass Lynx Spiders
Genus Oxyopes
Lynx spiders are roving hunters commonly associated with the shrubby and grassy understorey. They position themselves in foliage, in areas likely to attract insects. They have good eyesight and, when potential prey comes within range, they spring out and chase them down. Lynx spiders are exceptionally acrobatic when they have to be, leaping from branch to leaf in the chase.
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