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Athamas whitmeei
Small salticid (4mm body length), black (the blue sheen is only visible depending on light, as can be seen in picture #3) with bright orange markings (warning colours?) and light brown legs; the first pair of legs is much longer than the others; the palps are "hairy" and it has only six eyes. Does anyone have any information on this guy?
Coastal area with rainforest in tropical climate, just outside of the town Lenakel, on Tanna Island - Vanuatu. I saw this little guy jumping around in my hut.
I haven't been able to find out much about the arthropods of Vanuatu, as they seem virtually unexplored. Anyone with similar sightings, I'd love to hear from you.
Spotted on Feb 25, 2011
Submitted on Aug 2, 2016
33 Comments (1–25)
Thanks! It is a cute little beast.
Love this one!
Thanks TamalDas.
What a beauty!! great capture
Thank you for the nice comments RikMartin and Diaz José.
Orange blue jumping spider from Vanuatu!?!?! can it get cooler??
beautiful spider and well captured
Thank you Gilma.
Congratulation on the SOTW, Fantastic spotting!
Thanks, triggsturner.
Great series Felix. Well done on your SOTW.
Thank you Daniele, happy to be here.
Congratulations Felix, and a belated welcome to Project Noah!
Thanks guys :-)
Congratulations Felix, well deserved!
Wow! That's a beauty! Great shot!
Lovely colours. Constantly amazed at the variety of colours found in certain species.
Congrats Felix, this beauty has been chosen as Spotting of the Week!
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Thank you Despina and bayucca :-)
You have my vote :-)!
congrats for the nomination Felix!
Thanks bayucca, I can probably remove the question mark now.
Thanks for the nomination Ashley.
Is there any doubt about the ID?
Athamas whitmeei looks as a nice match!
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Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!