Lynx spider (English name: Oxyopes sertatus)

Japanese: ササグモ（英語表記）Oxyopes sertatus

Order Araneae, Family Oxyopidae. Body length about 1cm. Two rows of dark brown and orange-reddish brown markings on a yellow-green background. Long black spines line the walking legs. It wanders among the grass and on the leaves of trees, jumping skillfully to catch insects. It lays eggs on the leaves and then covers them to protect them. There have been attempts to artificially breed them as a natural enemy of the Japanese cedar gall fly, which damages Japanese cedars. They are found in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. There are several species of Oxyopidae known from Japan, including O. badius and O. macilentus . There are relatively many species in tropical and subtropical regions. Although they are called Oxyopidae, they do not specifically live on bamboo grass, but are more common in grasslands. (→Spiders)

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Japanese:

クモ綱クモ目ササグモ科。体長約 1cm。黄緑色の地に暗褐色，橙赤褐色の2列の斑紋がある。歩脚には黒くて長いとげが列生している。草の間や木の葉の上を徘徊し，巧みにジャンプして昆虫を捕える。葉上に卵を産みつけ，その上におおいかぶさって保護する。スギに害を与えるスギタマバエの天敵として人工増殖が試みられたことがある。本州，四国，九州に分布する。ササグモ科 Oxyopidaeに属する日本産の種はクリチャササグモ O. badius，シマササグモ O. macilentusなど数種が知られる。熱帯，亜熱帯地域では比較的種類が多い。ササグモの名前があるが笹に特に生息するわけではなく，むしろ草原に多い。 (→クモ類 )

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