Jovial Jumping Spider
S2, Palps
Jovial Jumping Spider
S6, Shiny Abdomen
| Jovial Jumping Spider S2, Palps | | Jovial Jumping Spider S6, Shiny Abdomen | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
| Family: | Jumping Spider (Salticidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Jovial Jumping Spider (Apricia jovialis) | ||||
| This Photo: | S2, "Pedicel" | ||||
| Synonyms: | Breda jovialis or Ocrisiona jovialis | ||||
Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli & Karen Weaving for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: The waist in spiders is called the "Pedicel". Jumping spiders are renowned for lifting their heads and "looking at you". They can do this because of a long flexible Pedicel, which isn't usually visible; but we got lucky with this shot to be able to highlight it. General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere Females are from ~5mm to ~7mm long. It seems the typical orange band on the can be almost non-existant, or very strong. | |||||
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