Name

Salticidae

jumping spider

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Chelicerata

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Suborder: Araneomorpha

Family: Salticidae

Habitat

Terrestrial, some species epigeous, others on vegetation

Feeding

Carnivore (arthropods)

Distribution

Present on all continents

Conservation status

Not evaluated

Additional information

Spider with labidognathic chelicerae. Active hunting spiders that catch their prey by jumping. They have four very large anterior eyes in a frontal position, a pair of small middle eyes in a dorso-lateral position and two large posterior eyes in a dorsal position.