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Spider Photos - Jumping Spiders 2010 |
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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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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
Please select from the jumping spider pages below.
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Reply: Yes it is - glen
6 February, 2010:
GLEN--IS THIS A JUMPING SPIDER? IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S EATING FLY TREAT.
MC
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6 February, 2010:
HI GLEN! I BELIEVE THESE GUYS ARE JUMPING SPIDERS.ENJOY----MC!
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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