Ferocious predators of butterflies and other nectaring insects, Green Lynx Spiders are abundant in the Croatan National Forest in southeastern NC. This large one is clutching a Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper.
Craven Co., NC 8/25/02.
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| Ferocious predators of butterflies and other nectaring insects, Green Lynx Spiders are abundant in the Croatan National Forest in southeastern NC. This large one is clutching a Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper. Craven Co., NC 8/25/02. |
| Bumblebees fall victim, too. Holly Shelter Game Land, Pender Co., NC 9/3/03. |
| Most abundant in the Coastal Plain, Green Lynx Spider are also found in the Piedmont. Durham Co., NC 9/9/06. |
| Flies also make a good meal. Brunswick Co., NC 8/27/05. |
| Even the massive Palamedes Swallowtail sometimes gets caught. Craven Co., NC 9/6/03. |
| A pair of Green Lynxes with a Twin-spot Skipper. The male is much smaller than the female. Craven Co., NC 8/29/04. |
| Female Green Lynx carrying her egg mass. Currituck Co., NC 9/29/01. |
Revised 9/17/06 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2006 by Will Cook unless otherwise noted.