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Salticidae
This is a common jumping spider in my area. It measures about 3/8" long.
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 5.5 months into the 6 month rainy season.
This one is spotted on Ixora. I believe the prey item is a common house fly.
Spotted on Oct 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Maria! Sometimes you get lucky.
Great capture - especially like the second photo!
en plena accion! fue un toque de suerte! Gracias harsuame
genial en plena acción::
Hey Carol. I hope I am as well as you are! Thanks! Now that season is over we need to get up to the mountains because the heat is almost unbearable here! Meet us at the Monteverde Cloud Forest!
Hi Larry!!!! How r u? Great spot!!! It is hanging on by a thread. LOL Have many more discoveries. We are having a very sunny and warm day here in Pennsylvania (finally).
Thanks Andrea!
Wow the food is twice the size of the spider! Good spotting Larry!