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Jumping Spider

Hyllus treleaveni

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

Not only is this one hiding from me, when he finally decides to show his face, he had the grumpy muppet look!

Habitat:

Meadowland, close to a river.
Mlawula Nature reserve

Species ID Suggestions

Jumping Spider

Hyllus treleaveni
Atul
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Comments (10)
KateBraun
Identification as Hyllus treleaveni confirmed by Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.
Tiz
Thank you very much for the ID Atul! Super!! :)
Atul
Hyllus treleaveni... male indeed !
Tiz
Well, I guess I looked big and scary so he just had to hide from me Chun... And I have to say that I admire the hairstyle Leuba... I wish I could have the same punk rock look! Thank you DDO for your nice comment too!
DDO
Great shot!
Leuba Ridgway
I love your description of him and his hair's standing on end !
Tiz
Thank you for your dear comments Sr António and Ava :) Shroom, indeed! The same grumpy face and haircut :D Thank you for the link!
AntónioGinjaGinja
So cute in the first photo Tiz,beautiful,congrats and thanks for sharing

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International Spider Survey
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Jumping Spiders of the World
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Mlawula Nature Reserve
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PublishedApril 2, 2014

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