General Description
Abdomen long and pointed with longitudinal stripes. Legs with long obvious spines. Body up to 2 cm long.
Biology
Lynx Spiders are hunters, eating small insects. They are also mini acrobats, able to leap from branch to branch, or jump to catch their prey if necessary.
Distribution
Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
On vegetation in urban areas, woodlands and forests.
More Information
-
Animal Type
-
Animal SubType
-
Brief Id
Striped body, long spines on legs.
-
Colours
Grey, Brown
-
Where To Look
-
Diet
Insects
-
Hazards
Bite information is not available for this species.
-
Endemicity
-
Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
-
Web
Hunter
-
Taxon Name
-
Common Name
Lynx Spider
-
Kingdom
-
Phylum
-
Subphylum
-
Class
-
Order
-
Infraorder
-
Family
-
Genus