Salticidae photos

[Tunedbeat]

P.oct sling

 

[Pulk]

those are amazing photos.

 

[Cyanea]

so pretty!!

 

[ornata]

such beauties! did anyone see the thing on the national geographic channel where they used a robotic image of a jumping spider to communicate with a live jumping spider? they also had the same spider hunting and it used 3 different methods to stalk and kill prey. for each different sized prey the spider used a different method. it was amazing. i think they said that jumping spiders are the most intellegent out of all spiders.

I agree

You should see a documentary called "spiders from mars" presented by david attenborough

Its about a jumping spider called Portia(I think) and this species plans one of the most advanced hunting strategies in the animal kingdom, since it prey on other spiders

And if the plan failes, it finds a new strategi

(sorry about the english)

 

[bistrobob85]

Seriously, this is one of the nicest threads i've seen. Those salticidae make me laugh at almost every pic with those funny eyes .

Up to now, my favorite is the ''Lost in the computer'' spider, the salticidae molt and the tiny sling on someone's hand .

I bet it is totally ORGAZMIC to have a nice camera and take some face-shots of those cute little things, altough it's probably very hard, hehe. Keep up the good work!!!!

phil.

 

[Pulk]

I hate posting in the same thread (same internet) as Tunedbeat...

Phidippus ID?

 

[Tunedbeat]

Nice one, maybe a Phidippus asotus.

 

[Tunedbeat]

P.oct slings just hit fourth instars. I hear these little guys are one of the largest, but at the moment they're no larger than 3mm. Too small to even take on a house fly.

 

[JohnxII]

Asian Jumpers

OK time for an Asian species.

Thiania subopressa, juvenile:

Thiania subopressa, adult female (RCF):

Adult female:

Adult female (RCF):

Adult female:

Adult female:

Thiania subopressa, (sub?)adult, very rare metallic green color form:

 

[Black Widow88]

Those are some awesome pictures!

Does anyone else think jumping spiders are cute?

Agree and of course I think jumping spiders are adorable! How could you not?! I mean look at their faces! *Sincerely wishes they had a adoration smiley*

I love them. I also think that B. dubia are adorable too. I have alot of other insects and spider species that I love to death because they're so kawaii.

Black Widow88

 

[Tunedbeat]

Feeding pictures,

Same spiders ..

P. regius takes on a fly,

P.oct feeding on wingless D. melanogaster,

 

[Black Widow88]

Nice! Was the fruit fly it was eating wingless before it was captured?

Black Widow88

 

[Tunedbeat]

Nice! Was the fruit fly it was eating wingless before it was captured?

Black Widow88

Yes, they are wingless, makes feeding alot easier.

 

[Black Widow88]

Wait so are you saying that there's a variety of fruit flies that are wingless?! Tell me more!

Black Widow88

 

[froggyman]

yep you can even buy whole cultures of them!

 

[Black Widow88]

WHOA! That's cool! Wonder what caused them to become wingless.

Black Widow88

 

[froggyman]

selective breeding and genes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_embryogenesis

 

[Black Widow88]

Damn that's amazing!

Black Widow88

 

[Pulk]

I'm assuming this is P. johnsoni, although I haven't seen any pictures of them with the face-ish pattern on the abdomen

 

[Tegenaria]

Oh nice spider Pulk!