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Spider Photos - Jumping Spiders 2010

Commonly called Jumping spiders, the Salticidae are also affectionately referred to as Charlies, Herbies or Salties. They are very common around the home and their anthropomorphic nature endears them to most people. The family name is derived from the Latin "salto" which means to dance with pantomimic gestures. This is the largest spider family and includes more than 5000 species worldwide. These spiders are harmless to man although there have been complaints where this comical, engaging animal has been accused of nasty bites. Here's some photos sent in by viewers.

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Spiders in Amber	Closeups	.Ant Mimicking Spiders
Argiopes/St. Andrew's Cross	Black House Spiders	Brown Recluse Spiders
Candy Stripe Spiders	Crab Spiders	Cyclosa Conica
Daddy Long Legs	Daring Jumping Spiders	Fishing Spiders
Funnel Web (Aus)	Garden Orb Weavers	Golden Orb Weavers
Grass spiders/Funnel Weavers	Hacklemesh Weavers	Hobo Spiders
Huntsman Spiders	Jewelled Spiders	Jumping Spiders
Leaf Curling Spiders	Long Jawed Orb Weavers	Lynx Spiders
Marbled Orb Weavers	Mouse Spiders	Mygalomorphs
Nursery Web Spiders	Parson Spider	Pirate Spiders
Redback Spiders	Red Spotted Ant Mimic Spiders	Solfugids/Camel Spiders
Southern House Spiders	Spined Micarathena	Spider Tats
Spitting Spiders	Steatoda	Tailless Whip Scorpions
Tarantulas	Trapdoor Spiders	Venusta Orchard Spiders
Wandering Spiders	White Tailed Spiders	Widow Spiders
Wolf Spiders	Woodlouse Hunters	Yellow & Broad faced Sac Spiders

JUMPING SPIDERS

Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are the personalities of the spider world. Though generally small in size (up to 12 mm body length), their large eyes, prodigious jumping ability, often brilliant colours and cocky, inquisitive activity make them very appealing. Many are daylight hunters, using their excellent vision to track, stalk and calculate distance, before suddenly leaping on their prey, propelled by their strong back legs. Males are often more strikingly coloured, patterned or adorned with leg or body hair tufts than are females. They use these adornments to impress the females during often elaborate courtship displays. Information - Australian Museum
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Reply: Sorry but I can't see enough detail in your lovely pic to be able to be more specific! - glen

23 February, 2010:
These are very common jumping spiders in South Florida… I took this photo in my special spider studio on top of a light box. My camera lens and white, light modifier are reflecting in its eyes. The jumper was only about 6mm in size. I would just like to know its common and scientific name. Jerri P.S. thanks for identifying the Green Magnolia Jumper for me a few weeks ago.

Reply: Yes it is - glen

6 February, 2010:
GLEN--IS THIS A JUMPING SPIDER? IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S EATING FLY TREAT. MC

6 February, 2010:
HI GLEN! I BELIEVE THESE GUYS ARE JUMPING SPIDERS.ENJOY----MC!

Reply: This is a green jumping spider - glen
26 January, 2010:
I live in Miami, FL and I have photographed wolf and jumping spiders in the past… my neighbor brought this spiderling to me yesterday… picture #031a is very grainy but you can see the eye pattern… although the body and head look salticidae the eye pattern is not… also the spider did not once try to jump… I have never seen a spider with what appears to be a cap on its head… the two large green eyes on the front of the face are the same color as the body and jaws. The remaining eyes are black. I can only see 6 eyes in total. I know these pictures are grainy but I did not have my macro lens at the time and had to crop the image quite a bit. Please identify for me. Thank you, Jerri

Reply: This is a jumping spider and its bite is usually no worse than a bee sting, much as you described.

9 January, 2010:
Hi, I found this spider in my bedroom and it may be what bit me the night before-- i have fang marks within in a hard patch, and a reddened area about 4 inches across, on my side - its sort of 2 rings of red. Its very itchy but painful when I touch it. I would love to know what spider this is so I can feel safer! I live in Sacramento, CA. Thank you SOOOO much! Melissa

1 January, 2010:
My husband and I were wondering if this is a Parson spider and do they prefer indoors or out? Thanks for your time. J and J

1 January, 2010:
Hi Can you help please. We found this spider on my Mother-In-Law's hat when visiting Lake Louisa in central Florida. I have trawled through lot's of pictures and the nearest I can get is that it might be a canopy jumping spider? but as it was about 20mm long I may well be wrong. Gave her a nasty shock though, she wanted me to kill it but I couldn't bring myself to do it, as far I was concerned it was a friend! Thanks a lot Bill