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male Green Jumping Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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male Green Jumping Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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SPIDER FACTS |
Description
The Green Jumping Spider is bright green with two dark lines along the abdomen. The female has white pattern on top of the head around the eyes. The male has a dark "face" with tuft of white hairs on either side of the eyes.
Size
male 12mm, female 16mm
Habitat
usually found on green leaves
Food
insects such as flies and moths that they pounce on.
Range
wetter regions of coastal NSW and Queensland
Notes
venom tends to cause painful bites in humans, but these spiders are not aggressive.
Classification
| Class: | Arachnida | | Order: | Araneomorphae | | Family: | Salticidae | | Genus: | Mopsus | | Species: | mormon | | Common Name: | Green jumping spider |
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