Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757)
zebra jumper
Males
Females
Immatures or Unknown Sex
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
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: Observed 1 female and one other specimen foraging on a south facing building wall.
Discuss (0)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 :)