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Cyclops Jumping spider

Opisthoncus polyphemus

Notes:

This spider was very small..



2 species ID suggestions

Jumping Spider
Entelegynae salticidae
Cyclops Jumping spider
Opisthoncus polyphemus Cyclops Jumping spider

11 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 4 months ago

Thanks guys... and thanks Stephen for the new ID.. I love this little guy!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 4 months ago

Nice one!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 4 months ago

Beautiful capture Christiane!

KarenL
KarenL 4 months ago

Gorgeous!

Such a cutie!

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 4 months ago

Your face looks quite like the wiki pic (Clynotus severus) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saltic...

Jakubko
Jakubko 4 months ago

Fantastic!

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 4 months ago

The ID doesn't seem to be valid Christiane. The scientific name given by nickashforth is just group and subgroup names. :-(

Maria dB
Maria dB 4 months ago

Great close-ups!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 4 months ago

Great spotting, Christiane. It is a shame that we miss so many of them!

Christiane
Christiane 10 months ago

Thanks nickashforth for the ID..

Queensland, Australia

Lat: -25.18, Long: 151.64

Spotted on Apr 24, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012

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