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Cute little jumping spider

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

I thought it was what we call a Garden Ghost Spider, Anyphaena accentuata. I'm in the Welsh Borders. He definitely jumped. I watched him jump and use his silk to land.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I think you are right; I was being pedantic about "jumping spider" as the salticids, which have those very charismatic, big, front-facing eyes. Plenty of active hunters that jump that aren't "jumping spiders" technically.

    By way of a peace offering, here's one from the USA Southwest where I am

    Some kind of wolf spider, one of the lycosidae. More deliberate in how they move than a salticid (those guys tend to go in fits and starts).

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