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This jumping spider has succeeded in capturing prey. Salticidae (jumping spiders) "contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spi...
Observed in a large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 8, 2011
3 Comments
Thanks Luis & Mona!
Great looking jumping spider!
Cool.. :)