Salticus scenicus, the zebra spider, is a European jumping spider that is now common across North America.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Helpis minitabunda - Aussie Bronze Jumping Spider (Salticidae)

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
An especially colorful tropical jumping spider (Salticidae).

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The large, forward-facing eyes of this predatory jumping spider (Salticidae) are capable of judging distance through a sophisticated mechanism involving defocused images in part of the color spectrum.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A colorful jumping spider (Salticidae) from the rainforests of tropical Australia.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The large, forward-facing eyes of this predatory jumping spider (Salticidae) are capable of judging distance through a sophisticated mechanism involving defocused images in part of the color spectrum.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The saucer-shaped eyes of Phidippus jumping spiders help them to track and capture prey.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Portrait of a Phidippus jumping spider.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
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