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GREEN LYNX SPIDER GREEN LYNX SPIDER
EGG CASE

Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR

1.Antenna- none 6.Cephalothorax- narrow near eyes GREEN LYNX
2.Eyes 7.Petiole - none
3.Prosoma 8.Metasoma
4.Legs- 8 9.Color- transparent green body
5.Wings- none 10.Other- excellent eyesight 9
Life Cycle
The Green Lynx spider female produces one egg sac in the fall, about 3-4 weeks after 6
mating, which she guards constantly. Each egg sac will contains a few hundred bright
orange eggs. In 11 to 16 days the eggs will hatch into a postembryo, which remains
in the egg sac, where they molt after 10 to 16 days and will emerge. This first instar
spiderling has functioning eyes, a digestive tract, and spines. The female spider helps
the young to emerge by tearing open the egg at the right time. They pass through 6-8
instars before they reach sexual maturity. The cycle is completed in about 10 months, 4
and there is usually only one generation per year. Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR

GREEN LYNX SPIDER Actual body size 1/2” (or more)

This conspicuous, large, bright green spider is commonly encountered on shrubs, weeds and
foliage. The female is 3/4ths inch long, while the male seldom gets larger than a half inch.
The body is almost a transparent green. The legs are long, thin and covered at intervals with
long black hair-like spines. These spiders have good eyesight and hunt and stalk their prey
during the daytime. They spin no webs but sometimes anchor themselves with silk. They are
important predators of crop pest such as moths, caterpillars, and worms, but also prey upon
beneficial insects such as honeybees. While it will aggressively attack insect prey, it very
seldom bites humans, and the bite is of little concern.

1.Antenna- none 6.Cephalothorax WOLF SPIDER
2.Eyes- 6 7.Petiole- none 6
3.Prosoma 8.Abdomen- slender
4.Legs-8 9.Color- light brown 3
5.Wings- none 10.Other- hairy body, a hunter

Life Cycle
The female lays eggs in a sac and drags it along until the spiderlings 8
hatch. Wolf Spiders also have the unusual habit of carrying their young
upon their back until they are ready to hunt on their own. 4
Photo Courtesy of UNIVAR

WOLF SPIDER Actual size 1” body
Wolf Spiders are large, hairy spiders, with bodies often over an inch in size. Males are smaller
than females. Most spiders have two eye rows, but the Wolf Spider has three. They have
three tiny claws at the end of each leg. Wolf Spiders will prey upon Black Widow spiders,
among other ground crawling insects. They are ground dwellers, and lie in wait upon their
victims instead of weaving a web. They may form burrows in the ground or in crevices of
rocks. Wolf Spiders can inflict serious bites on humans, and are venomous.

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