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The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere.Their common name refers to their vivid black-and-white colouration, [1] whilst their scientific name derives from Salticus from the Latin for “jump”, and the Greek scenicus, translating to “theatrical” or “of a decorative place,” in reference to the flashy, zebra-like coloration of the species.
Several common species have a dorsal pattern of black narrow scales and white granular scales arranged in transverse stripes, especially on the abdomen, from which the common name “zebra spiders” originates, e.g. Holarctic Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757). Some Salticus species in the Southwestern US and Mexico have red and white transverse ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Salticus austinensis, the zebra spider, is a species of jumping spider.
Heavy-bodied jumper eating a Pantropical jumper, another jumping spider. The hunting behaviour of the Salticidae is confusingly varied compared to that of most spiders in other families. [31] Salticids hunt diurnally as a rule, which is consistent with their highly developed visual system.
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The genus was established in 1878 by German arachnologist Friedrich Karsch.The fringed jumping spider (Portia fimbriata) is the type species.[1]Molecular phylogeny, a technique that compares the DNA of organisms to construct the tree of life, indicates that Portia is a member of a basal clade (i.e. quite similar to the ancestors of all jumping spiders) and that the Spartaeus, Phaeacius, and ...
The female Salticus cingulatus has a body length of 5.2–5.5 mm while the male's is 3.4–6 mm. On the male the palpal bulb is distally forked, with a long visible part. . On the female the epigyne is strongly sclerotized, the anterior part opaq