Does anyone know any information about a bright green spider with purple stripes going down its body?

Question

I was outside grilling and saw a spider i had never seen before...it was bright green with purple wavy stripes going lengthwise down its body from its head down to the end. There were only 2 stripes, and i have never seen anything like it around! I live in MA...does anyone have any information about this spider or even just a name? thank you in advance!!

Answer 1

Hmm, I've seen these too when I lived in Springfield.  Although the kind I saw had purple spots not stripes.  But I think it they might belong to the same family, and if they are then it is a Green Lynx.

Answer 2

"Garden Spiders" are common enough, they usually have bright green w/ striped markings.

The females get huge.

Answer 3

Many names and guide to ID them -

http://www.spideridentification.org/

http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/index.htm

http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Identifi...