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This very active male jumping spider was out hunting on November 1st, near
Chicago. He is about 1/8 inch long.
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Jumping spiders are easily distinguished from other spiders by
their four big eyes on the face and four smaller eyes on top of the
head. Around the world there are probably more than 5000 species of
jumping spiders. Jumping spiders are charming lil
buggers that look up and watch you. Although a jumping
spider can jump more than fifty times its body length, none of its
legs has enlarged muscles. The power for jumping comes from a quick
contraction of muscles in the front part of the body increasing the
blood pressure, which causes the legs to extend rapidly much as
the hydraulics in a low-rider car. 1. Bugguide.net, Maevia inclemens (Dimorphic Jumper) |
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