Whatever the fear that one might have for spiders, the jumping spider is by far the least scary. Well, maybe a little cute to. Cute or not, it is a formidable and voracious hunter. It even turns to cannibalism to satisfy it’s appetite. Jumping spiders are generally small. They do vary a little in size and they are found around the world in almost every imaginable color. Despite their small size, they can take on much larger prey. Even grasshoppers measuring ten times their size. Compared to spiders that ambush their prey, the jumping spider hunts visually. Its visual hunting tactics allows them to stalk prey in their natural environment. The venom of the jumping spider quickly immobilizes large prey. While photographing this jumping spider, I realized she was protecting an egg sac. I don’t know if she built the nest or just used the emplacement for her needs. It Continue reading
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