Possible Jumping Spider id please.

alanc15 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 01:44 PM

Saw this colourful little guy on my window sill. I think it might be some kind of jumping spider but would welcome any comments.
around4-5mm. Bournemouth.
Both pictures are of the same individual.

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Johnny81 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 01:47 PM

I would imagine this is the zebra spider Salticus scenicus

alanc15 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 02:16 PM

thanks John - very helpful.
alan

faz · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 02:32 PM

same for me

Meta menardi · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 04:51 PM

They are such a delight, very up for a fight, even with someone your size. When I had a roomful of computers, they spent the winter in the monitors, nice and toasty.

bigdave60dog · #6 (**permalink**) 01-10-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Meta menardi

They are such a delight, very up for a fight, even with someone your size. When I had a roomful of computers, they spent the winter in the monitors, nice and toasty.

My word, what clever spiders! what were they doing? Spending all of the time on "websites" I suppose. For all we know they could be contributing to "threads" on WAB.
Dave