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Hentzia palmarum
The common name of this small spider (about 5 mm long body) is based upon the appearance of the male . The enlarged chelicerae extend from the body & are over half as long as the cepthalothorax. In the male the first pair of legs are enlarged, powerful & dark brown while the other legs are much lighter in color.
Semi rural.
Spotted on one of the maple trees we planted last year as part of phase 1 of our wildlife habitat creation project.
Spotted on Jun 5, 2012
Submitted on Jun 6, 2012
12 Comments
I almost forgot to add this one to the new Jumping Spiders of the World mission!
supreme
Thank you Sachin!
wonderful,
Thanks Maria!
great shots!
Thanks Dan! I had to chase him around the tree trunk for 5 minutes to get the shots!
Wow! Amazing jumper!
Thank you Johan!
Very nice photos Karen!
Thank you Christine! I find these guys fascinating too!
Just saw this, and they're great shots! I especially like the fourth pose - jumpers have so much attitude when they defensively display :)