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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia) 102408
pg 2
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images on the right are enlargements
of Debbie's photo shown on pg 1. Notice the arrangement of this
spider's eight eyes, shown in the image on the far right. The top
(posterior) row of four eyes is slightly procurved (upward); the bottom
(anterior) row of four is sharply recurved (downward); two large eyes
(ALE) mark the lateral extremities of the anterior row, and two
medium-sized eyes (PME) forming the midsection of the posterior row. The
ALE are much further apart than the PME. These features, together, are
characteristic for the Peucetia. Notice also the long, tapering
basal segment of each jaw, or chelicera, that extends downward from the
face. The jaws open and close like scissors, with short fangs (not
visible) in their distal ends. In the leftmost image, the tibia of
legs 1-3, on the spider's left side, are enlarged to show the
conspicuous, long, stout spines characteristic of all the legs of the
oxyopids. These spines assist in capturing and securing prey and--in the
manner of all large, moveable, articulated hairs found on a spider's
body--are triply enervated.
Rainer Foelix (1996) p.70.
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