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
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 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 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
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