Panamanian jumping spider Eris aurantia (family Salticidae) devouring prey cricket. The Salticids are a family of hunting spiders,named for their ability to jump from 2-20x their body length. They have very acute binocular vision,which allows the prey to be detected & also provides good accuracy when making jumps between twigs. Having detected their prey,they stalk it & gradually creep closer. Finally they jump the last few cms,from a standing start and grab hold of the prey with their forelegs | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Dohrn, Martin |
Taille de l’image : | 3730 px × 2516 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |