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Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757)

zebra jumper


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How to Identify Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757)

Family: SALTICIDAE Blackwall, 1841

Genus: Salticus Latreille, 1804

Species: Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757)

Origin of Name: The Genus Salticus is a Latin adjective meaning "dancing".

Official Common Name: zebra jumper


Range

In the temperate regions of the entire Northern Hemisphere (Holarctic).

Collection Map of Museum Specimens
in The Nearctic Spider Database

Museum Specimens in The Nearctic Spider Database

Typical Habitats

Individuals are most commonly seen sunning themselves on the walls of buildings and on fences. Because of their close association with human habitation, they occasionally find their way into homes.

Other Web Pages

Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library (http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/salticus/scenicus.htm)

The Nearctic Spider Database (http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/36032)


Recent Submissions

Observation Date: May 12, 2008 Coordinates: 46.3483, -72.5454 Observer: Jean Leclerc
Observation: Observed 1 female and one other specimen foraging on a south facing building wall.

Observation Date: May 6, 2008 Coordinates: 41.5272, -70.673 Observer: David P. Shorthouse
Observation:

Been seeing lots of female zebra jumpers lately but am recording just the one here for now. They have been crawling up and down the buildings on campus at the Marine Biological Laboratory. This female made its way into my office and enjoyed hanging out on my monitor...I had to periodically shoo it away because it was obscuring where I needed to type :)