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Portia africana is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Zaire and Zambia. Its conspicuous main eyes provide vision more acute than a cat 's during the day and 10 times more acute than a dragonfly's , [ 2 ] and this is essential in P. africana ...
Maratus species are small spiders, with a total body length mostly around 4–5 mm (0.2 in), sometimes smaller, with a high degree of sexual dimorphism.They are known as peacock spiders, based on the peacock-like display of the dorsal (upper) surface of the abdomen (opisthosoma) of the males, on which there is a "plate" or "fan" of usually brightly colored and highly iridescent scales and ...
Due to the high cost of pets within the game, with some rare pets selling for up to US$300 on off-platform sites, [29] [30] a large subculture of scammers have risen within Adopt Me!. As the primary user base of Adopt Me! is on average younger than the rest of Roblox [citation needed], they are especially susceptible to falling for scams. [31] [32]
[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 ...
This species is easily identified by its prominent features as part of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). [1] They are 2–6 mm in length, and have a rectangular or ovate abdomen, relatively short legs, and fangs or chelicerae which have a single tooth facing forward (retromarginal) and two teeth facing backward (promarginal). [1]
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.
Portia schultzi is a species of jumping spider which ranges from South Africa in the south to Kenya in the north, and also is found in West Africa and Madagascar.In this species, which is slightly smaller than some other species of the genus Portia, the bodies of females are 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in) long, while those of males are 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) long.
Maratus anomalus or the unusual peacock spider, [2] is a species of peacock spider in the family Salticidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. anomalus was described by Karsch in 1878 in Queensland Australia and New South Wales .