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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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