Unidentified

Picture ID 151355

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Blended so well with plant, I almost missed it! Anyone know its name? Poisonous?

  • Submitted by: 
    Mimimjk
  • Submitted: Oct 20, 2021
  • Photographed: Oct 20, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Crawfordville, Florida, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Peucetia viridans, Green Lynx Spider. You see exactly the point, she can change colors through internal chemical shifts to match what she sees around her. She’s a plale green spider with reflective markings on her abdomen. Here she is green, yellow, white, brown, and black! She can also do pink, violet, dark red, and red. Even her legs have changed colors, except the black hairs. When she has her tan egg sack she will probably wrap herself around it to guard it, and become tan. It will look like part of her body. Almost all spiders have venom for killing… Read more »