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  2. Jumping spider - Wikipedia

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    Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, [1] making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. [2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and ...

  3. Arachnid locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Arachnid locomotion is the various means by which arachnids walk, run, or jump; they make use of more than muscle contraction, employing additional methods like hydraulic compression. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Another adaptation seen especially in larger arachnid variants is inclusion of elastic connective tissues .

  4. Myrmaplata plataleoides - Wikipedia

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    Though these spiders mimic the weaver ants very well, they are known to stay away from them. They weave a thin web on leaves, hide under their webbing and ambush their prey. They also mimics ant-like behaviour by the style of locomotion and by waving their front legs like antennae. These jumping-spiders jump only when their safety is threatened ...

  5. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    Though most known spiders are almost exclusively carnivorous, a few species, primarily of jumping spiders, supplement their diet with plant matter such as sap, nectar, and pollen. [5] [6] [7] However, most of these spiders still need a mostly carnivorous diet to survive, and lab studies have shown that they become unhealthy when fed only plants ...

  6. Phidippus clarus - Wikipedia

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    Phidippus clarus, also known as the brilliant jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in old fields throughout eastern North America. It often waits upside down near the top of a plant, which may be useful for detecting prey, and then quickly jumps down before the prey can escape.

  7. Zygoballus rufipes - Wikipedia

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    Zygoballus rufipes, commonly called the hammerjawed jumper, [2] is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the United States, Canada, and Central America. Adult females are 4.3 to 6 mm in body length, while males are 3 to 4 mm. [ 3 ]

  8. Portia fimbriata - Wikipedia

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    "Squared-off" cephalothorax and eye pattern of jumping spiders. Although other spiders can also jump, salticids including Portia fimbriata have significantly better vision than other spiders, [12]: 521 [13] and their main eyes are more acute in daylight than a cat's and 10 times more acute than a dragonfly's. [4]

  9. Phidippus mystaceus - Wikipedia

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    Phidippus mystaceus is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length.