Family - Salticidae
Genus - Marpissa
One of my favourite Spiders. Their large eyes and furry appearance
give them a sense ofreal character.
Their first pair of legs are chunkier and darker than the rest.
The Males use these legs in courtship displays.
They have amazing eyesight - binocular vision and elaborate focussing.
Thought to be sensitive to colour as well as to polarized light.
They often jump at my Camera Lens as they can see their own reflection.
Some species of Jumping Spider can jump over twenty times their own length.
Male sporting Purplish Palps - ready for mating (?)
Living in the Pondhouse
Stanmer Park
01.09.2011
Male sporting Golden Palps
Stoneywish Nature Reserve
Ditchling
East Sussex
22.07.2011
Female hunting on a Wooden Bridge
Woods Mill Nature Reserve
Henfield
East Sussex
18.04.2011
Genus - Marpissa
One of my favourite Spiders. Their large eyes and furry appearance
give them a sense ofreal character.
Their first pair of legs are chunkier and darker than the rest.
The Males use these legs in courtship displays.
They have amazing eyesight - binocular vision and elaborate focussing.
Thought to be sensitive to colour as well as to polarized light.
They often jump at my Camera Lens as they can see their own reflection.
Some species of Jumping Spider can jump over twenty times their own length.
Male sporting Purplish Palps - ready for mating (?)
Living in the Pondhouse
Stanmer Park
01.09.2011
Female
Living in a Bird Hide
Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve
11.07.2011
Stoneywish Nature Reserve
Ditchling
East Sussex
22.07.2011
Woods Mill Nature Reserve
Henfield
East Sussex
18.04.2011
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