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Nine Incredible Jumping Spiders: Quick Facts

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Close-up of a female Phidippus regius jumping spider with hairy legs, perched on a green leaf against a dark background.
Close-up of a Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus) with black and white stripes, standing on a green leaf.
Myrmarachne formicaria, an ant mimic jumping spider with an orange and black body, stands on a green leaf in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Close-up of a female Hyllus giganteus, or giant jumping spider, showing its hairy body and large eyes while resting on a green leaf.
Close-up of Portia fimbriata, the fringed jumping spider, showing its hairy legs and large eyes, on a leaf in the Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia.
Close-up of an adult female Bagheera kiplingi jumping spider eating a yellow Beltian body on a green ant-acacia leaf.
Peacock spider
Adult female Lyssomanes viridis jumping spider with a translucent green body and orange markings on its head, resting on a green leaf.
Male Metallic Blue Jumper spider, Thiania bhamoensis, with iridescent blue-green body and legs, resting on a brown leaf.
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