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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Jul 28, 2006

I find these guys on virtually all of my plants .. especially newly opening roses .. They move very fast and can actually hop! The one on the left didn't like my camera lens being so close and he kept hopping back and forth from the front to the back of the leaf. I know they are good guys. Even though at first glance they might look like the same spider they aren't. The one on the left has long arcing legs and the one on the right more angled. Perhaps they are a different sex. Can anyone identify them?

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duester45 Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 28, 2006

I believe that your little green friends are examples of the American Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans). My book describes it as being athletic and agile. It is also from your part of the country.

Wayne

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Jul 29, 2006

Thanks Wayne!

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White_Hydrangea Aurora, CO(Zone 5a) Jul 29, 2006

Those bristly hairs look like they'd cause an allergic reaction.

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Night_Bloom Griffin, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 29, 2006

Lynx spiders are one kind of spider that guard their eggs - and their young babies.

In this thread, about halfway down (starting Oct 6th), margu tells the story of her lynx spider guarding her eggs. The story is accompanied by pictures of the spider and its progress.

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