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Jumping Spider strike a bee

Salticidae

Description:

contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species,making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Though they normally move quietly and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, and they use both systems. Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes with very large anterior median eyes.

Habitat:

Found Worldwide in different habitats.

Notes:

Photo take at my backyard I was trying to phonograph the spider when it happens , the spider strike a small brown stinglees bee only take few seconds the poor bee can do nothing.

No species ID suggestions

4 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 months ago

Thanks Juan i have another spotting from the bees i will updated !

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 months ago

I don´t know the spider specie, but the bee is Scaptotrigona postica

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 months ago

Thanks Rachel just lucky whit this one!

RachaelB
RachaelB 11 months ago

Great series Gerardo.

Mexico

Lat: 20.85, Long: -86.88

Spotted on Jun 26, 2012
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

Reference

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