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Green lynx spider

Peucetia viridans

名字的由来： Its name 'lynx' refers to the cat-like way it pounces on prey. The species name viridans is Latin for 'becoming green'.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

蜘蛛

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The green lynx spider is a bright green spider that hunts on plants instead of catching prey in a web. It is common in the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and parts of the West Indies. Its bite is painful but not deadly to people.1

生活在

Southern United States, California, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies (especially Jamaica) and Venezuela1

北美洲

首页

It is usually found on green plants and is active during the day. It is common in cotton fields and other crop areas.1

长度

1.2 cm到2.2 cm (0.5 in到0.9 in)1

最高速度

约 1.2 公里/小时（0.75 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is a hunter that does not use a web. It pounces on prey in a cat-like manner. It eats moths and their larvae, including several important crop pests, but also eats beneficial insects such as honey bees.1

Green lynx spider的照片 — Green lynx spider。照片：Cricket Raspet。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Bright green body, which may turn paler yellow late in the season, sometimes with reddish streaks1
Often a red patch between the eyes, with a few red spots on the body1
About six chevron-like marks on the upper surface of the abdomen, with the points facing forward1
Legs green to yellow, with long black spines and a scattering of black spots1
Females are larger than males; the male is more slender1

常被误认为： Peucetia longipalpis, the other Peucetia species found in the United States, is very similar. It has a shorter, fatter, more domed abdomen, and its markings on the upper surface are less pronounced.1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its bite is venomous and painful, but not deadly. In one case the swelling around the bite was 25 mm across and lasted two days. In another case, the swelling was 10 to 20 cm across.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans. Its bite is painful but is not deadly.1

它害怕时会做什么？

A female guarding her eggs hangs upside down from the egg sac and attacks anything that comes near, and she can squirt venom from her fangs up to about 30 cm.1

如果它咬人

清洗咬伤处，用冰袋冷敷止痛。如果疼得厉害、疼痛扩散或感到不适，就去看医生。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

差不多和一个回形针一样长300 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Green lynx spider和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Green lynx spider 约 1.2 公里/小时 (0.75 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

A female can squirt venom from her fangs for a distance of about 30 cm to defend her eggs.1

A pregnant female can change her colour to match her background, a process that takes about 16 days.1

The green lynx spider is studied for its use in farming, especially pest control in cotton fields.1

Late in the season, the spider can change from green to a paler yellow.1

Its young pass through eight stages of growth, called instars, before reaching adulthood.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： The green lynx spider is a deadly spider that often bites people.

真相： It very seldom bites humans, and its bite, though painful, is not deadly.1

给毒液专家

学名: Peucetia viridans
类别: 蜘蛛
家人: Oxyopidae2
排序: Araneae
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: The female makes one to five egg sacs in September and October, each holding 25 to 600 bright orange eggs. The spiderlings emerge about four weeks later.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3