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jumping spider n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any spider of the family Salticidae, esp Attulus saltator, that catch their prey by hunting and can jump considerable distances How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The jumping spider of East Africa doesn't have the mouthparts to get vertebrate blood directly, says Ximena J. When a female jumping spider, Habronattus dossenus (HAB-roh-natus doh-SEN-us), wanders by, a male spider shows off by stomping its colorful front legs and waving them in the air. The movie comes alive during a giddy daytime sequence where the jumping spiders pursue a bunch of teen-age boys, who try to outrun the arachnids on their motorbikes. |
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