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Family Salticidae, Mopsus mormon
This is one of the largest of the jumping spiders, approximately 12mm long. This male has the characteristic white whiskers and mohawk topknot. Its black forearms stand out against the normally green leafy background. Very inquisitive. Solitary.
Cruising the foliage at Cattana Wetlands QLD
Spotted on Mar 9, 2013
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you Maria, Jolly and Atul. Much appreciated. Thank you for the tip about the Jumping spider mission Atul. It is hard to find otherwise.
lovely spotting
Please consider adding it to The jumping spiders of the world Mission
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1916...
Nice macro Andrea
Great series; especially like the second shot showing the green back