Subject: Green Lynx Spider on my Woody Plant
Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California
July 27, 2017 7:20 PM
Dear Bugman,
Several weeks ago, you identified a tiny Gray Bird Grasshopper for me. I have noticed many chew marks on the plant’s leaves, and I noticed that the little guy has grown quite a bit, so I captured it and relocated it elsewhere in the garden. At the same time I found this well camouflaged predator that I have learned is a Green Lynx Spider. What can you tell me about this spider? I’m presuming it will not harm my plant and I am letting it stay where I found it.
Signature: Constant Gardener
Dear Constant Gardener,
Because of your kindness to the young, hungry Gray Bird Grasshopper nymph, we are tagging this posting with the Bug Humanitarian Award. Your Green Lynx Spider is a male as evidenced by his pronounced pedipalps and long legs. Male Green Lynx Spiders of breeding age will wander in search of a mate, and he will most likely move on as that is his primary goal. If you had discovered a female on your “woody plant” and if the hunting there was to her liking, she might remain and even raise her young, all while keeping unwanted insects from feeding on the plant. You have quite a thriving ecosystem on your “woody plant”.
