by Donna Lewis
So, while walking along our back fence, I see this brilliant green spider on a fence post.
All the other posts were taken by pairs of grasshoppers. Love is in the air.
I did not know what the spider was, which is why I got really close with my camera to take this photo. After I sent the photo to my go-to specialists, Eric Neubauer and Linda Jo Conn, I learned that it was a Green Lynx Spider, common in our area.
I also learned that when a female is guarding her 600 green eggs, she can squirt some venom about one foot away! Wow I won’t get so close again. It was beginner’s luck that I didn’t get venom in my face!
This spider is a hunter. It goes after prey, while some spiders weave their webs to catch their prey. It loves moths and bees and most insects.
Lately we have seen more spiders in our house, just not one of this kind. I know what you are thinking, does she kill them? I actually do try to catch and release. Sometimes I can’t, but I try. Everything has a purpose.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 