jumping spider

Description:

An unidentified jumping spider captured in exquisite afternoon sunlight. From the family Salticidae, 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. 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 in a thick patch of Pandanus amaryllifolius in a large semi-urban yard and garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.