fresh from the lenses are three photos of a beautiful little jumping spider (“Springspinne”) from my sisters balcony. What a tiny beauty, Legs and all about 5 mm in size. Also really fast!
With these palps, it might be a male. But I don’t know! But thanks to PZ descent into spider madn… I mean love, I now know what palps are! And I keep seeing spiders everywhere. Thanks PZ :)
Ice Swimmersays
The furry spider is a good continuation on the cat art.
What a cutie pie. And that first picture is marvelous.
Ice Swimmersays
Zebra jumping spider/Zebraspringspinne/seeprahyppijä is quite an apt name for the critter, the stripes are quite zebra-like. In all three languages, zebra and jumping seem to be present, but Finnish omits the spider.
And yes, the first picture is marvelous.
StevoRsays
Beautiful photos. Reminds me of the Peacock spiders :
amts says
What a cutie — Thanks!
avalus says
With these palps, it might be a male. But I don’t know! But thanks to PZ descent into spider madn… I mean love, I now know what palps are! And I keep seeing spiders everywhere. Thanks PZ :)
Ice Swimmer says
The furry spider is a good continuation on the cat art.
PZ Myers says
I haven’t seen a reddish brown Salticus scenicus before.
Charly says
What a cutie pie. And that first picture is marvelous.
Ice Swimmer says
Zebra jumping spider/Zebraspringspinne/seeprahyppijä is quite an apt name for the critter, the stripes are quite zebra-like. In all three languages, zebra and jumping seem to be present, but Finnish omits the spider.
And yes, the first picture is marvelous.
StevoR says
Beautiful photos. Reminds me of the Peacock spiders :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI
& https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-02/seven-new-species-of-peacock-spider-discovered/12110306
Tangential here but also kinda intetresting article here :
https://slate.com/technology/2021/05/great-whip-spider-boom-why.html
Arachnids~wise albiet very different form of them. Amblypygids or whipspiders / sciroptis butactually neither and quite harmless.