Jumping spider / Skakači pauk ♂

Description:

Normal body length is 7–12 mm, but 5 mm small males do occur. Unusual for spiders, the males are often bigger. The sexes differ extremely: males are very colorful with a glaringly red opisthosoma (Χρυσοπς = golden eye). The males have a dark brown cephalothorax with two broad longitudinal white stripes behind the rear eyes. The abdomen is bright orange-red on the back and the sides, with a longitudinal black stripe in the center and black shoulders. The long, slender legs are dark with the patellae and most of the tibiae of the first two pairs bright orange-red.

Habitat:

The spider prefers open and warm areas, this one was spotted on traditional limestone walls on the edge of the forest. It occurs in the Palearctic, reaching into South China.

Notes:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/224...