Jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Portrait of a Phidippus jumping spider.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A Phidippus jumping spider is an agile, visual predator.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Loxosceles reclusa -  brown recluse spider
Loxosceles reclusa - brown recluse spider

Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
The brown recluse spider Loxosceles reclusa is a much-feared arachnid found in the central United States. The spider's venom can digest flesh, leading to serious medical issues, but recluse spiders are shy and many suspected "bites" are mistaken diagnoses of other skin conditions.

Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
Green Lynx - Peucetia viridans

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
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