Jumping Spider — Yogendra Joshi

Jumping Spiders

A darling of all macro photographers, especially due to the large eyes and colorful hairy faces. This is one of my most favorite insects.

The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains over 500 described genera and over 5,000 described species,[1] making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species.[2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps.

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