Jumping spider (Salticidae)

Kibale forest, Uganda
Up close with an Australian jumping spider (Salticidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, 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)

Kibale forest, Uganda
Jumping spider (Salticidae)

Kibale forest, Uganda
Jumping spider (Salticidae)

Kibale forest, Uganda
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