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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 (bimodal breathing). Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes with particularly large anterior median eyes.
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Ultimate!!!
Thanks cole.
Awesome capture!
Thanks. It does look sortof purple. Just processed from RAW, maybe it's the compression Project Noah uses.
nice purple color!
Nice!
This is a really neat photo. Is the color altered? I am pretty sure there aren't any purple jumpers. This one reminds me of one of the Phiddipus jumpers.