The prey of the lynx spider, Oxyopes globifer Simon 1876, occurring on Salsola nodulosa (Moq.) plants, was analyzed. In common with other cursorial spiders, the percentage of feeding specimens in the population of O. globifer was low (5.5%). Males were observed feeding significantly less frequently than females and immatures of both sexes. After oviposition, however, the records of prey capture in egg-guarding females also declined considerably. Oxyopes globifer is a polyphagous predator feeding on a wide range of arthropods: insects of the orders Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Homoptera, as well as on several spider species. The primary food was worker ants, which accounted for 62.7% of total prey. No other prey taxon was present in any considerable percentage. O. globifer captured prey ranging between 22.7 and 243.8% (mean 88.8%) of its own body length. Most frequently taken were medium-sized arthropods varying from 50–110% of spiders' body lengths.