Lynx spiders (Oxyopidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. [1] Most species make little use of webs, instead spending their lives as hunting spiders on plants.

Jun 22, 2015 · Oxyopids are duirnal and nocturnal hunters, and some species are active during both day and night. They use their vision to detect and legs to catch prey, sometimes jumping up to 2cm into the air to catch insects in flight. Some lynx's also capture prey by jumping from a stationary location much like a Salticid.

The lynx or Oxyopidae is a family of hunter spiders, with an excellent vision and stalking ability. The ambush predators often hunt down insects found on flowers. Many members of the family are nocturnal. It has 9 genera with 521 species.

Oxyopes is a genus of lynx spiders found worldwide. It includes arounds 300 species and is classified under the lynx spider family Oxyopidae. [1][2] Like other lynx spiders, they are easily recognizable by the six larger eyes arranged hexagonally on top of the head (prosoma), with the remaining smaller two eyes in front.

Lynx spider, (family Oxyopidae), any of several groups of active spiders (order Araneida) that do not build a nest or web but capture their prey by pouncing upon them. Lynx spiders are distributed worldwide and in North America are most common in southern regions.

This page lists all described species of the spider family Oxyopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of May 2024: [1]

Lynx spider is 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.

Mar 7, 2024 · Lynx spiders of the family Oxyopidae got their name from their hunting behaviour, akin to that of the Lynx cats. They are adept at chasing after their prey from leaf to leaf and some are capable of leaping to catch their prey in flight.

The spider family Oxyopidae, commonly known as Lynx Spiders, have been sighted 89 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oxyopidae includes 13 countries and 13 states in the United States.

Lynx spiders (family Oxyopidae) are variable in size (4 to 16 mm) and can be characterized by relatively long chelicerae (fangs) in proportion to their head, many conspicuous spines on their legs, and a long abdomen that tapers towards the back end of the body (Bradley 2012).