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Jumping Spider with prey

Salticidae

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a common jumping spider in my area. It measures about 3/8" long.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 5.5 months into the 6 month rainy season.

Notes:

This one is spotted on Ixora. I believe the prey item is a common house fly.

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Comments (8)
Maria dB
Great capture - especially like the second photo!
LarryGraziano
en plena accion! fue un toque de suerte! Gracias harsuame
LarryGraziano
Hey Carol. I hope I am as well as you are! Thanks! Now that season is over we need to get up to the mountains because the heat is almost unbearable here! Meet us at the Monteverde Cloud Forest!
Carol Snow Milne
Hi Larry!!!! How r u? Great spot!!! It is hanging on by a thread. LOL Have many more discoveries. We are having a very sunny and warm day here in Pennsylvania (finally).
Andrea Lim
Wow the food is twice the size of the spider! Good spotting Larry!

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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PublishedMarch 31, 2013

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