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Posts Tagged: Salticidae
Hi, I'm a Jumping Spider

Hi, I'm a jumping spider. I see that you found me on the tropical milkweed, Asclepias...
A jumping spider, member of the Salticidae family, perches on a tropical milkweed plant and eyes the photographer. Friend or foe? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jump!

There's a good reason why jumping spiders are named "jumping spiders." They jump. A jumping...
Jumping spider on a petunia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of jumping spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)