Subject: Spider eating an ant?
Geographic location of the bug: Fort Collins, CO
Date: 06/19/2019
Time: 09:28 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I found this lovely spider on my Siberian iris this evening. I can’t tell but it looks like she’s eating an ant, maybe? I’d love to know the species of spider as I haven’t seen one like this. Thanks!
How you want your letter signed: Sheryl Highsmith
Dear Sheryl,
The spiny legs and shape of the body reminded us of a Green Lynx Spider, and we quickly identified this Western Lynx Spider, Oxyopes scalaris, thanks to images on BugGuide.