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: This is a
jumping spider too- glen
27August, 2010:
Hi Glen
I don’t know if this is the correct address to use, I hope so!
This spider was recently spotted in a garden in Los Angeles, California.
Can you maybe identify it for us? I’ve been searching the internet but to no avail.
Many thanks!!
Best regards
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Reply: This is some sort of
jumping spider - glen
27August, 2010:
Hi-
I live in Dallas, TX, USA, and found this little guy on my porch. I'm curious what type he is. I'm assuming he is an arachnid, but I'm not even positive of that : )
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Reply: I think it is some sort of
jumping spider - glen
21August, 2010:
Hi Glen,
Thanks for the response. I have a better picture now. The first ones were taken while they were facing off, so this looks better for natural position. Not sure if this will help any. They did walk sideways, though, now that you mention the crab. I just can’t find anything that looks like them. Thanks again!
Jason |
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Reply: I think it is some sort of
jumping spider - glen
21August, 2010:
Would you be able to tell me what this spider is, and if it is poisonous? I live in Northern NJ and it was in my bedroom! UGGGGH!
I’ve never seen anything like this before.
Thanks,
Theresa |
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Reply: I think it is some sort of
jumping spider too - glen
14 August, 2010:
do you know what kind of spider this is? |
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Reply: I think it is some sort of
jumping spider - glen
14 August, 2010:
I live in South Texas. I found this spider directly over my head while I was laying in my bed.Instead of smashing it, I took pictures of it and then preserved it. When I got near it, it would pick up its hind legs, like if it wanted to jump. You can notice it has huge fangs, some spots on its legs, and has kind of a red-orange color to it. If it means anything, I traveled to the tropics in costa rica about a month ago. I dont know if maybe it hid in my luggage or something. |
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2 August, 2010:
Hi! My three year old spotted this fellow right above my bedroom door. He kept pointing and saying look their is George! We looked online for a while and couldn't find George. Do you think you could help us identify him?
thanks
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8 July, 2010:
Hi Glen
Well still have two left....
Here's a few pics for you....they've not grown a whole lot just started to get a bit more colour.....
All the best
Michael |
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7 July, 2010:
Hi
Found this egg sack in some bananas I bought the other day from the Lancaster ( UK ) Sainsbury's….(supermarket)
Put it in a little container and we now have 5 of these little things running around……
We have no idea what they are but they are only just about 2mm long at the moment…..
Any help or info would be much appreciated…..pics aren't great due to the plastic box that they are in….
Thanks
Mike
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24 June, 2010:
Hi
I found your website, it's great! I love all the sections, especially the Great Spider Photos. The site seems to be active so I'm hoping you can help me identify this spider.
I live in San Diego, California -- this spider was in the front yard crawling on a wooden railing. He was very small, maybe smaller than a pinky nail. When you zoom in you can see his "face" with the beady eyes.. He looks like something out of Sesame Street. He acted like a wolf spider, seemed to be more of a jumper than a web-spinner.
Thanks :)
--Destinee
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23 May, 2010:
Hi there,
I came across your site when I was trying to ID this spider I found in the garden at my work in Morgan Hill, CA.. Was hoping you might be able to identify it??
Thanks and feel free to use the pics on your site!
-Colin
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21 May, 2010:
Good evening Glen. A jumping spider has built a little web/nest? in a planting box right outside my door. It always hangs out right above the little nest. I thought these fotos were pretty amazing, it is such a cool looking spider. Do you suppose it's a female
guarding her eggs? I named it...fuzzy lobster, du to it's large looking front legs. In the last foto it has a fly. It's been living here for a few months now. Please feel free to share these fotos. Thank you*~*Amanda
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Reply: I think it is some sort of
jumping spider - glen
21 May, 2010:
This spider would not leave me alone at work the other day. Can u tell me what it is? Thx
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Thanks for the reply Glen. I found a guy (Thomas Shahan) online
through flickr that takes awesome spider pics and he has photos
of what he calls a young Phidippus putnami that looks
similar. Could it be maybe a mature Phidippus putnami?
Thanks again, Michelle
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11 May, 2010:
Hi Glen,
I'm glad to find your very informative website about spiders. I have a question about this spider I saw (picture attached). After reading your site I think it may be a Daring Jumping Spider because it's chelicerae are vivid green, but you described them on your site as being black or brown, and this beauty is far from it. Is it just a Jumping Spider or a Daring Jumping Spider? I'd like to know as much as possible about this spider. BTW, you may post the photo if you like.
Thanks for your time!
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Reply: This identifiable by its eyes -
it is a jumping spider - glen
11 May, 2010:
Hi!
This had very long front legs, but it was jumping around everywhere. Any suggestions, what kind it is? I found him during my weekend in Miami. Thanks.
peace,
Charles, A Spider Fan |
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Reply: This is a jumping spider - glen
24 April, 2010:
Any idea what kind of spider this is? I live in southeast Pennsylvania and found this outside crawling on a patio chair. It was probably about the size of a thumb nail. |
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5 April, 2010:
I found this jumping spider on my front porch in southern NJ. All pictures taken by me and free for anyone to use. -Laura Lee
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20 March, 2010:
Hi,
Can you identify this spider? I am in Northern NY, and this spider was on the side of my house. Thanks
Mary
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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. |
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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,
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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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