JUMPING SPIDER Definition & Meaning

jumping spider

noun

any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.

jumping spider

noun

any spider of the family Salticidae, esp Attulus saltator, that catch their prey by hunting and can jump considerable distances

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jumping spider¹

First recorded in 1805–15

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A rare species of spider known as the "distinguished jumping spider" was found in the area, which was given environmental protections to restrict building.

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It is one of just two sites in the UK which are home to the distinguished jumping spider.

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Take the jumping spider Evarcha culicivora, which does not directly feed on blood.

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The specimen in the Colombian copal appears to be a jumping spider.

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Then there’s the portia spider — a kind of jumping spider — which appears to use trial and error when faced with new kinds of prey, and then seems to remember what worked when faced with similar prey.

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