Arthropod Jumping Spiders
by: Mariah Montoya
Scientific Name: Naphys Pulex
The Home
- Females make thick silken nets under the bark of various trees and under stones
- This type of spiders habitats are tropical rain forest, and temperate rain forest
Jumping Spider
This jumping spider is a female
Nest
spiders build silken "pup tents" where they shelter from bad weather and sleep at night.
Jumping
This is a picture of the Jumping spider Jumping
Body
- They are usually less than 2 cm
- They are brightly colored and strikingly patterned, short legs, and very large pair of eyes with stout bodies
Feeding habits
- They eat small insects like files or bees
- Some Jumping Spiders include nectar and pollen in their diet
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in silken cocoons in small crevices throughout the summer. Eggs, young, and adult all can overwinter in spun cocoons under the bark and in other tight spaces