Oxyopes salticus : striped lynx spider

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I wanted to re-pot the lemongrass plant that I planted on the side of the gate when I noticed this spider resting or waiting for the prey to come and ambush it as food.

This is the Oxyopes salticus is a species of lynx spider, commonly known as the striped lynx spider, first described by Hentz in 1845. and it is a kind of nonweb threading spider that rely on ambushing the prey than hunting or making th web to trap its prey.

It has a nice pattern on its body, with some brown stripes that can be seen along its body. And you can also see some hairs on its legs, it might be used to detect the movement of the prey that might come closer to its ambushing place.

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And look at its eyes, the size of its eyes is a little bit not matching with the size of its body. Like most of the spiders, it has 8 eyes in total. so cool right?

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Photo StyleMacro PhotographyAccesory50 mm Canon lens + Adapter + Extension tube
LocationBali, IndonesiaLightingExternal Flash
GearOlympus OMD Em5 Mark iiDiffuserCekrek Diffuser


I am a Balinese man, a father of a toddler son, working in the hospitality industry, who has recently found a passion for macro photography. I want to share the photos that I've taken here on Hive. I appreciate any comments or feedback you leave on my posts and kindly invite you to be part of my journey in this vast Hive Ocean. Thank you very much
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In the garden of my house there are many of these small spiders living there, it is curious because until less than a year ago I did not know of their existence and now I see them everywhere. Amazing pictures!

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that is so nice then my friend. You can try to get close up photos of those spiders. Theyy can be really interesting in close up those. : )
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There are many such spiders in my garden too but my phone cannot take such good pictures of them.😅
Really nice clear pictures👍🏼😎

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Thank you for your compliment and your curation my friend.
You can try later, but you need to really steady to get the shot. Or as I mentioned before you can try to add some macro extension lend for your phone. : )
!LUV

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This is one cool looking critter. It kind of looks like a robot. Very good shots!

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thank you so much my friend.
don't let it come to your dream.
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That would be a nightmare. 😳

Thankfully, it's too cold where I live, so we don't have these kinds of spiders.

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It seems to be taking its time moving around so you can take cool pictures of it from great angles :)

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yes, this one is really tame, mostly will stay still and hardly moved when I photograph.
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The photo is super! The spider is beautiful. It somehow resembles some kind of war machine from a science fiction movie.

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thank you so much, my friend. I really happy that you like it.
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It is very peculiar, it has tiny eyes, Greetings, nice shots 💯🌟✌️

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yes it is, but it so nice as well right? nature is beautiful
thanks so much myfr iend.
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!discovery 35

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Thank you so much my friend.
!PIMP !LUV

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Great shots! That's a funky spider, a hunter killer rather than a web sitter!
!BBH

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