They are ambush hunting spiders and do not trap their prey in webs, but subdue their victims with their venomous fangs (chelicerae).

As in the Oxyopidae in general, there are long spines on their legs in a basket-like arrangement that assists in confining prey during capture.

[3] Oxyopes lineatus is largely an ambush hunting spider and preys on insects and other small animals.

[citation needed] The venom of Oxyopes lineatus contains peptide toxins called oxotoxins (OxyTx1 and OxyTx2), which were discovered in 2008.

[4] Two sub-species are recognised:[5] Oxyopes lineatus is primarily a European spider and has been reported from Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Romania, Ukraine, and southern Russia), Turkey, the Near East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.