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[28] [29] When a jumping spider moves from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk (or 'dragline') to whatever it is standing on. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] This dragline provides a mechanical aid to jumping, including braking and stabilization [ 28 ] [ 30 ] and if the jump should fail, the spider climbs back up the ...
Neon nelli is a species of jumping spider. [1] [2] It is found in the eastern United States and Canada. [3] [4] Adult spiders measure between 1.8 and 3 mm in body length. [3] Males and females have similar coloration. [3] Neon nelli is similar in appearance to Neon reticulatus, but can be distinguished based on the genitalia.
Euophrys omnisuperstes is a small spider, females having a total body length of about 5 mm (3 ⁄ 16 in), males being slightly smaller at about 4 mm (5 ⁄ 32 in) or less. Both sexes are generally dark brown in colour, with some paler and whitish hairs, and a metallic sheen on the head.
Pachyballus miniscutulus is a species of jumping spider that is native to Ivory Coast and South Africa. It lives in open grassland and in vegetation near to streams. A very small spider, it has a cephalothorax that is ranges from 1 to 1.3 mm long and an abdomen that is between 1.7 and 1.9 mm long. The spider is generally dark brown on top.
Evarcha culicivora is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found only around Lake Victoria in Kenya and Uganda. [1] At maturity, E. culicivora spiders have an average size of 5 mm for both males and females. The range in size for either sex is quite small, with females being only slightly larger on average (4–7 mm compared to 3–6 ...
Adult male P. regius measure 12 mm (0.47 in) long on average, but can range between 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in) long. The first pair of legs, which are disproportionately larger in large males, have an alternating black and white fringe.
Portia schultzi is a species of jumping spider which ranges from South Africa in the south to Kenya in the north, and also is found in West Africa and Madagascar.In this species, which is slightly smaller than some other species of the genus Portia, the bodies of females are 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in) long, while those of males are 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) long.
Metacyrba taeniola is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, the jumping spiders.Males grow to a length of 4.4–6.0 millimeters (0.17–0.24 in), while females reach 5.0–7.2 mm (0.20–0.28 in). [1]