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Close-up of a bold jumping spider, Phidippus audax, showing iridescent green chelicerae while perched on a yellowish leaf. Close-up of a male Irura bidenticulata, or purple-gold jumping spider, showing its shiny magenta and gold patterned body and large forward-facing eyes. A male peacock spider (Maratus gemmifer) displays a vibrant blue and red fan on its abdomen while standing on green and brown plant stems.
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Close-up of a bold jumping spider, Phidippus audax, showing iridescent green chelicerae while perched on a yellowish leaf. Adult female Lyssomanes viridis jumping spider with a translucent green body and orange markings on its head, resting on a green leaf. Extreme close-up of the large, glossy eyes and hairy face of a female zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus, showing fine detail of the eyes and surrounding hairs. Close-up of a Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus) with black and white stripes, standing on a green leaf. Close-up of a female zebra jumping spider, Salticus scenicus, showing large eyes and hairy legs as it sits on a textured leaf. Close-up of a female Hyllus giganteus, or giant jumping spider, showing its hairy body and large eyes while resting on a green leaf.
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jumping spider: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Sexually dimorphic dorsal coloration in a jumping spider: testing a potential case of sex-specific mimicry. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Inside the mind of a jumping spider. Aug 04, 2026
Added an image carousel. Jul 09, 2025
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jul 04, 2025
Media added. Feb 03, 2025
Mentioned peacock spiders. Media added. Jan 06, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - A review of the ethology of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). Aug 29, 2024
Media added. May 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Neurobiology: Jumping Spiders Getting on Board. Apr 30, 2024
Add new Web site: PestWorld.org - Jumping Spiders. Mar 14, 2024
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Jumping Spiders Can Think Ahead, Plan Detours. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Jumping Spider. Dec 13, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - What to Know About Jumping Spiders. Oct 26, 2023
Add new Web site: UF|IFAS Extension - Jumping spider. Aug 01, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Comparative Mitogenomics of Jumping Spiders with First Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Euophryini (Araneae: Salticidae). Jun 07, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Jumping Spider. Apr 12, 2023
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Jumping spiders: Facts about the cutest arachnids on the planet. Feb 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa - Jumping Spider. Mar 16, 2012
Add new Web site: BioKids - Jumping Spider. Mar 16, 2012
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: OzAnimals - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: ARKive - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: Oklahoma State University - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: Colorado State University - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Jumping Spider. Mar 15, 2012
Updated information on species number, size range, body hairiness, and nest behaviour. Jun 09, 2009
Article revised and updated. Jun 03, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 01, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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