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Euophrys omnisuperstes, the Himalayan jumping spider, is a small jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 m (22,000 ft) in the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, making it a candidate for the highest known permanent resident on Earth.
Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider found in Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It is the type species of the genus Bagheera, which includes three other species, including B. prosper. [1] B. kiplingi is notable for its peculiar diet, which is mostly herbivorous. [2]
Marpissa muscosa is a species of jumping spider. Marpissa muscosa, female. On average, females have body length ranging from 7.5–14mm, whereas males have a body length ranging from 6–8.1mm. [1] Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appearance and is flattened in shape.
A cute spider named Webora waves her arms while chilling among the fuzzy wires inside her plastic tub on November 16. Webora is a one-year-old Phidippus regius, or more commonly known as Regal ...
Myrmaplata plataleoides, also called the red weaver-ant mimicking jumper, is a jumping spider that mimics the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in morphology and behaviour. [1] This species is found in India , Sri Lanka , China and many parts of Southeast Asia .
[28] [29] When a jumping spider moves from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk (or 'dragline') to whatever it is standing on. [3] [5] This dragline provides a mechanical aid to jumping, including braking and stabilization [28] [30] and if the jump should fail, the spider climbs back up the dragline ...
Evarcha culicivora is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found only around Lake Victoria in Kenya and Uganda. [1] At maturity, E. culicivora spiders have an average size of 5 mm for both males and females.
The jumping spider Phidippus audax.The basal parts of the chelicerae are the two iridescent green mouthparts. The chelicerae (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s ər iː /) are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.