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salticidae

  1. Phidippus octopunctatus male

    Phidippus octopunctatus male

    Lateral view
  2. Phidippus octopunctatus male

    Phidippus octopunctatus male

    Unlike females, male octopunctatus mimic velvet ants- dasymutilla nocturna, to be precise. This species gets quite large- this male is def 19-20mm, so i believe reports of females being up to 25mm.
  3. Phidippus octopunctatus female

    Phidippus octopunctatus female

    Adult female and immature male octopunctatus are cryptic and sedentary and prefer to just hide in plain-sight. They mostly feed on grasshoppers and are ambush-hunters, unlike other phids.
  4. Phidippus octopunctatus

    Phidippus octopunctatus

    Mature male
  5. Phidippus octopunctatus

    Phidippus octopunctatus

    Penultimate female
  6. Sassacus papenhoei

    Sassacus papenhoei

    Totally adorable.
  7. Sassacus papenhoei

    Sassacus papenhoei

    An intense blue female. The colors vary by individual and can be green or gold.
  8. Sassacus papenhoei

    Sassacus papenhoei

    Sassacus are sometimes known as leaf-beetle jumpers, which they mimic.
  9. Phidippus tux

    Phidippus tux

    Instar 3
  10. Phidippus tux

    Phidippus tux

    Instar 3
  11. Phidippus tigris

    Phidippus tigris

    'Tiger Jumping Spider' A rare member of the mystaceus species group, with beautiful tiger-like striations, hence the name.
  12. Phidippus tux

    Phidippus tux

    Looks like a pretty large clutch. I'm so glad i decided to hold onto these guys and not sell the last four because they ended up being a male and three females :P And now it's Hundreds :D
  13. P. basalis eggsac!

    P. basalis eggsac!

    HUGE CLUTCH!
  14. when you love you food WAY too much!

    when you love you food WAY too much!

    :O
  15. Phidippus tux

    Phidippus tux

    Dark form
  16. Phidippus tux

    Phidippus tux

    Such a sweet face makes you easily forget she violently ripped another organism apart.
  17. Phidippus asotus

    Phidippus asotus

    Mature female
  18. Metaphidippus chera

    Metaphidippus chera

    Side view
  19. Metaphidippus chera

    Metaphidippus chera

    I wish these guys got big like phids, but at least they're good looking.
  20. Paraphidippus basalis

    Paraphidippus basalis

    Success! CBCB babies in the near future!
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