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    Jumping Spiders

  • These online videos show jumping spiders in their natural habitats. Worldwide the salticids comprise the largest spider family with approximately 300 species represented in North America north of Mexico. Their superior eyesight, active lifestyle, diversity of form, and beauty along with a variety of interesting behaviors sets this group apart. Naturalists turning their attention to the jumpers will be well rewarded.

    • Species Video Pages

  • Video: jumping spider video (640x360 - .mp4 files) with ambient audio
  • Comments: miscellaneous content variously covering biology, behavior, field identification, taxonomy, phylogeny, etymology and/or philosophy. Illustrations: some accounts include images. References: sources for comments.
  • Video Details: overview of genders and behaviors of species covered as well as month, state, and county of location of video acquisition
  • Usage: permissions and licenses
  • Species Index & Links: links to individual species video pages organized by subfamilies and illustrated by thumbnail images (see "Araneae: Salticidae" in right hand column)

    • Jumping Spider Information Link

  • Acknowledgments
  • Video Data: alphabetical species list, specific record numbers
  • Species Data: record #, species name, video clip details (gender & behavior), date, town, location code
  • Location & Key: state, county, town, location code key, area name, latitude & longitude
  • References: Although there is no "field guide" to jumping spiders there are numerous useful references both in print and online. Here are the ones I have used for my own jumping spider field explorations as well as the content of these web pages.