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Salticidae
From Wiki: The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species,[2] making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species.[3] 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. 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 one pair being their particularly large anterior median eyes.
Jumping spiders live in a variety of habitats. Tropical forests harbor the most species, but they are also found in temperate forests, scrub lands, deserts, intertidal zones, and mountainous regions. Euophrys omnisuperstes is the species reported to have been collected at the highest elevation, on the slopes of Mount Everest.
Cute little guy! Was feasting on a leaf hopper. Metallic green stripe down middle of abdomen, rest of body a reddish brown with darker brown area on head and abdomen. White spots on abdomen.
Spotted on Jun 19, 2015
Submitted on Jun 20, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you!!! I had no idea it was a spider at all when I first saw it!
fascinating!