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jumping spider

Description:

This is a small and semi-camouflaged jumping spider (Salticidae). Jumping spiders comprise "...more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders. 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 very large anterior median eyes." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spi...

Habitat:

Spotted on a tree stump in large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

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4 Comments

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 12 years ago

Looks similar to the female of the two stripe jumping spider (Telamonia dimidiata). Nice spotting.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Telamonia sp.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Thanks Nuwan!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

cool jumper !!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Aug 25, 2012
Submitted on Aug 26, 2012

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