Hey folks,

Just a little post to share with you some photographies I have been able to shoot during a usual week in France.

I am starting that kind of share with this little spider i met last week.

Salticus scenicus, the seasoned salticus1, is a species of araneomorphic spiders of the family Salticidae2.

Males measure 4 to 7 mm and females measure 5.5 to 7.5 mm3.

Unlike many other spiders, salticans do not weave a web but have excellent eyesight, which allows them, among other things, to distinguish colours and detect movement at two metres. Moreover, thanks to their two large frontal eyes and their six lateral eyes, they are able to see 360°. This allows them to spot their prey from a distance and then approach it silently before pouncing on it. This behaviour has earned them the nickname jumping spiders. Their jumps can reach a length of more than thirty times their size. Before jumping, the saltic spider anchors a silk thread on its support to ensure a rise in the event of a fall.

Individuals are generally brown with white marks on their abdomen and cephalothorax, and feed on insects and other arachnids that are sometimes larger than themselves. This spider is found in homes and sunny environments.

Ressources : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltique_chevronn%C3%A9e

I also met it the next day, with more sun and contrast.

Hope you enjoyed.

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