Hi all,
Last weekend I photographed this jumping spider that had caught another spider for dinner. I haven't seen one this darkly patterned before. It doesn't look like a Salticus scenicus or Platycryptus californicus, both of which I've photographed in my backyard before. Any idea what genus/species this might be? It was about 6mm long.
I'm also curious as to what kind of spider is being munched. It looks really familiar but I just can't place it...
I'd like to write a blog about it but prefer to know the identification first.
Thanks!
EC
www.macrocritters.wordpress.com
P5110377 jumping spider feeding on spider copyright ernie cooper 2014 by ernie.cooper, on Flickr
Last weekend I photographed this jumping spider that had caught another spider for dinner. I haven't seen one this darkly patterned before. It doesn't look like a Salticus scenicus or Platycryptus californicus, both of which I've photographed in my backyard before. Any idea what genus/species this might be? It was about 6mm long.
I'm also curious as to what kind of spider is being munched. It looks really familiar but I just can't place it...
I'd like to write a blog about it but prefer to know the identification first.
Thanks!
EC
www.macrocritters.wordpress.com
P5110377 jumping spider feeding on spider copyright ernie cooper 2014 by ernie.cooper, on Flickr