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An attractive, as yet unidentified, jumping spider. Jumping spiders include "...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...
Observed on yellow walking iris (Neomarica longifolia) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.
Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012
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