Lynx spiders

Oxyopes species, family Oxyopidae

Lynx spider feeding, Oxyopidae, Oxyopes, female


Grey-brown to brightly coloured often with multicoloured stripes on body. Spindly legs with erect spines. Tend to jump.


Australia wide, many species. Habitat: open forest, bushland, mangroves but rare in rainforest and deserts; common in household gardens.


Only builds egg sac at the folded tips of grasses.


Mild pain.


Tend to spring upon prey (hence common name).

Main prey: grasshoppers, bugs, and other insects and spiders.
