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The
Heavy jumper is a furry jumping spider that can be seen in mangroves.
Like other jumping spiders (Family Salticidae), it does not build
a web. Instead, it hunts on the move, attaching a silken line to a
support before 'bungee jumping' onto suitable prey.
The Better to See You With! Jumping
spiders have huge eyes. On the 'face' is a pair of enormous eyes with
smaller ones around the head. These are not compound eyes like that
of insects. Nevertheless, these eyes allow the spider to judge distance
accurately.
Jumping babies: Male jumping spiders
perform amusing rituals to entice a female to mate with them.
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Links
Jumping
Spiders on the Tree of Life site: a brief and easy introduction to these
fascinating spiders with links to photos and more technical information.
Jumping
Spiders by Ed Nieuwenhuys on his Spiders and Immunology site: a brief
introduction with lots of large photos.
Other references
- Koh, Joseph K.
H., 1989. A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders. Singapore Science Centre,
160pp. online
version
- Ng, Peter K. L.
& N. Sivasothi, 1999. A Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore II (Animal
Diversity). Singapore Science Centre. 168 pp. online
version
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