Jumping Spiders

Jumping Spiders have two very large eyes used in hunting prey. They use their short legs to jump on prey, but they also can spin silk, which they use as a lifeline when they jump. Males often have iridescent jaws (chelicerae).

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• ZEBRA JUMPER
• White Jawed Jumping Spider
• MARPISSA JUMPER
• Peppered Jumper
• PELEGRINA JUMPER
• Bronze Jumper
• Dimorphic Jumper
• Platycryptus Jumper
• Paraphidippus Jumper
• Putnam’s Jumper
• Pale Jumping Spider
• Bold Jumper