Jumping spider

We all know that the internet is cool, but you know what else is cool? Spiders. Yep, spiders. And they’re not just cool, they can even be cute! Cute spiders? Unbelievable.

Click here for a larger view as flickr tends to over-sharpen these smaller thumbnails! This apparently tipsy female Phidippus regius female (found by a helpful Guillaume Dury) was more than willing to pose for photos from several attendees at the 2012 Bugshot workshop. Given that one of my ultimate goals while in Florida was to find this exact species - I'm grateful that I finally got a chance to photograph one of North America's largest and most beautiful Phidippus species! The image above…

Maddy Major is breeding super-cute arachnids at home in Findhorn.

Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)

Paraphidippus fartilis is a species of arachnid in the family of jumping spiders. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Paraphidippus fartilis', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphidippus_fartilis, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Ieshua Martínez Nápoles, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ieshua Martínez Nápoles)

Phidippus regius „Black“ Females 🖤

Saw near my home.

Cardamom Mts, Cambodia