Lynx spider (Oxyopes heterophtalmus) resting on a scabious (Scabiosa sp.) seed head in a dry scrub habitat. Lynx spiders are a type of hunting spider

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Lynx spider (Oxyopes heterophtalmus) resting on a scabious (Scabiosa sp.) seed head in a dry scrub habitat. Lynx spiders are a type of hunting spider that get their name from the manner in the which they pounce on their prey like a cat. Photographed in Montenegro in August.

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