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Carrhotus sp. Family Salticidae
Metallic black jumping spider seen in its nest. The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains over 500 described genera and over 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 arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps.
Seen at a small forest near a river.
Spotted on Oct 11, 2015
Submitted on Feb 25, 2016
2 Comments
Thank you :-)
brilliant image - love it. Thanks for sharing it.