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BTB Pallenes arciger (Walckenaer, 1837)
Family: Salticidae - Jumping Spiders
Season: March to late Autumn.
Not 100% sure on the exact species but certain it is a Pallenes Sp.
Jumping spiders have four large facing eyes (middle two eyes are larger) located on the front edge of the cephalothorax (the head and thorax fused together), four much smaller sized eyes, located on top of the cephalothorax, that mainly detect light and movement. Then using its four larger eyes, the spider is then able to judge the distance, before jumping onto its identified prey. They have very strong and thick enlarged front legs, which helps to grasp its prey.
Habitat: various habitats that offer good cover and shelter including dry, rocky and sandy locations to dense vegetated locations of shrubs and plants.
Feeds on a wide variety of small insects.
Widespread and common in the Mediterranean area of Europe, North Africa and down to the Canary Islands in the south.
Read MoreFamily: Salticidae - Jumping Spiders
Season: March to late Autumn.
Not 100% sure on the exact species but certain it is a Pallenes Sp.
Jumping spiders have four large facing eyes (middle two eyes are larger) located on the front edge of the cephalothorax (the head and thorax fused together), four much smaller sized eyes, located on top of the cephalothorax, that mainly detect light and movement. Then using its four larger eyes, the spider is then able to judge the distance, before jumping onto its identified prey. They have very strong and thick enlarged front legs, which helps to grasp its prey.
Habitat: various habitats that offer good cover and shelter including dry, rocky and sandy locations to dense vegetated locations of shrubs and plants.
Feeds on a wide variety of small insects.
Widespread and common in the Mediterranean area of Europe, North Africa and down to the Canary Islands in the south.
