Cute jumping spider

[more_rayne]

Was at my parent's house and noticed this cute little guy in mid air hanging from a tiny thread. I took him home, took pics of it and let it go.

Thiodina hespera

 

[Seattle79]

I wish I had eyes like that

 

[myles]

excellent pics , i wish these where more available in europe id love some of them as a pet

 

[LauraMG]

Look at those eyelashes! Wonder what kind of mascara that spider uses....... :lol:

 

[PhilinYuma]

excellent pics , i wish these where more available in europe id love some of them as a pet

Here you go, mate. These were lifted from a Brit. nature photography site:

Salticus scenicus

Heliophanus flavipes

Marpissa muscosa

Marpissa nivoyi

Pellenes tripunctatus

Ballus chalybeius

Neon reticulatus

Euophrys frontalis

Euophrys aequipes

Euophrys erratica

Sitticus pubescens

Sitticus floricola

Sitticus caricis

Evarcha falcata

Evarcha arcuata

The first one is the good old zebra spider. Watched 'em for hours as a kid.

 

[myles]

excellent! i guess these would be hard to get hold of, so ill just stick to the Ts

 

[Precarious]

Beautiful pics! Crystal clear!