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Gray wall Jumper(Female)

Menemerus bivittatus

Description:

Gray wall jumpers are dorso-ventrally flattened and are covered with short dense, grayish-white hairs. There are tufts of dark brown bristles near the large, forward-facing eyes. The spiders are about nine millimetres long, the male being slightly smaller than the female. The female is generally paler and more brown, with a larger carapace and abdomen. Her carapace is edged with two black bands and a thin white stripe and her abdomen is edged with broad black stripes on each side which unite at the posterior end. Her legs are banded but are paler than those of the male. Immature spiders resemble the female.

Habitat:

It is often seen on the outside of man-made structures.. I found this jumper on the gate of my home..

Notes:

The female gray wall jumper builds an eggsac in a crack or other concealed position in which she lays 25 to 40 eggs in a purse-like silken case. She guards the eggs until they hatch in about three weeks time after which the young spiders disperse.

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20 Comments

Sooper :-) Nice info ...

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank you Sachin..:-)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

very nice,

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u so much williefromwi..:-)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u MayraSpringmann..:-)

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Look deep into my eyes. Wonderful Marco Sumukha

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Great macro!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u SatyenMehta..:-)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u so much AntónioGinjaGinja..:)

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Super clicks, Sumukha!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u very much LeanneGardner..:-)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

super spotting Javagal,congrats,great info to

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

I'm lost for words Sumukha! These are just awsome! :)))

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank you FrancisQuintana..:)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thank u very much flybeasley..:-)

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thanks KarenL..:-)

flybeasley
flybeasley 11 years ago

The close up is very cool!!!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Great shot Sumukha!

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Thanks Atul..:-) These are pretty common jumpers seen around our homes..:-)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

lovely spotting and info!

Sumukha Javagal
Spotted by
Sumukha Javagal

Shimoga, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Nov 28, 2011
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012

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