Oxyopidae spiders approach their prey slowly then pounce, hence the name Lynx spiders. Bodies attractively banded lengthways, legs with long hairs, eight eyes in four rows of two. The male has larger pedipalps (modified mouth parts). They are active day hunters, with insects as prey. The female tends the egg sac which she attaches to a leaf, guarding the eggs, and also the young.
There appear to be three Oxyopes common species in Brisbane O. elegans which appears to have browner markings and a less elongated abdomen, the central dorsal markings not running the entire length of the abdomen; and O. quadrifasciatus (in some guides just referred to as Oxyopes sp.) which seem more bright orange, with the central marking running the entire length of the upper surface of the abdomen. The markings are variable, making positive ID to species difficult. Another less common Lynx just called Oxyopes sp is more yellow and lacks the stripes is sometimes referred to as Yellow Lynx Spider, possibly O. variabilis. Another one seen by us in 2008 we call the Brown Lynx Spider, which could be O. rubicundis. The White Lynx Spider may also be O. variabilis.
Oxyopes quadrifasciatus (Orange Striped Lynx Spider)
Oxyopes quadrifasciatus is one of several common Lynx Spiders found in Brisbane. It has black and orange lines (fascia) running the length of its... 
Oxyopes rubicundus? Red Lynx Spider
Lynx spider, around 4mm, in a garden in The Gap, Brisbane with strong dark markings on the sides of the abdomen, a habit of "stacking" its legs...
Oxyopes rubicundus? Red Lynx Spider (Obi Obi)
This well camouflaged small Lynx spider about 3-4mm body length was photographed near Obi Obi Creek (between Mapleton and Kenilworth). It looks to...
Oxyopes sp (Black-faced Lynx Spider)
A small to medium-sized Oxyopes sp with red legs, no black line running lengthways along the inside of the legs, and a black face on a dark...
Oxyopes sp (Intermediate type?)
This Oxyopes looks somewhat like all three species elsewhere discussed, having the spikiness of O. quadrifasciatus and O. elegans, the lack of the...
Oxyopes sp (Web-resting Lynx Spider)
This small Lynx, body length 3mm probably Oxyopes in the O. variabilis group - as opposed to the O. elegans / quadrifasciatus group which feature the...
Oxyopes sp orange and white
A small Lynx 3.5mm body length with distinctive orange and white patterning on the abdomen. Perhaps an undescribed species, perhaps a variation of a...
Oxyopes sp Orange-faced dark Lynx spider
Possibly a variation of O. variabilis, this spider was collected mid June 2009 in a patch of good quality remant dry rainforest known as "The Island"...
Oxyopes sp silvery, gold
A small male with silvery white dorsal surface of cephalothorax and abdomen. Possibly a male of Oxyopes variabilis or another Oxyopes sp.
Oxyopes variabilis Koch 1878? Yellow Lynx Spider
As the name would suggest this spider is likely very variable. It is described in Koch 1878 from specimens collected at Gayndah, Mackay and Rockhampton, where many of Koch's specimens came from, as well as from the shire of Peak Downs. The females are up to about 6mm, the males to about 4mm. The...
Oxyopes variabilis? Pale Brown Lynx Spider
A fairly large Lynx spider with a body length of about 9mm hunting on flowering plants, pouncing on the insects attracted to the flowers.
Oxyopes variabilis? White Lynx Spider
This very pale spider (body length about 4mm) with an almost translucent cephalothorax was hunting on an Alectryon tomentosus. A somewhat larger...
Oxyopid sp (White-backed, black flanked Lynx Spider)
Possibly Oxyopes species. We have quite a few Oxyopidae in Queensland, at least 11 Oxyopes and some Hamataliwa and Peucetia, not to mention the many...