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Jumping spider - species Opisthoncus polyphemus
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Jumping Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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JUMPING SPIDER FACTS |
Description
This jumping spider has black and white pattern on the head. The rest of the body is pale brown with white markings. It rolls up a leaf into a tube to make a retreat. The eyes are arranged in two rows and the first pair are large and forward facing. They can turn their head to look at things around them.
Size
6mm
Habitat
common in shrubs and trees, on the ground, and around railings and ledges on buildings.
Food
insects such as flies and moths that they pounce on.
Breeding
The female lays eggs in a sac hidden in a rolled up leaf.
Notes
Many jumping spiders are harmless. Some will bite if roughly handled causing mild local pain, but no long-lasting effects.
Classification
| Class: | Arachnida | | Order: | Araneomorphae | | Family: | Salticidae | | Genus: | Opisthoncus | | Species: | polyphemus | | Common Name: | Jumping Spider |
Relatives in same Genus
Biting Jumping Spider (O. mordax)
Jumping Spider (O. unknown species)
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