Emerald jumper
The emerald jumper is a fuzzy jumping spider that can be shiny green or black. It has white stripes on the sides of its head and a white edge around its back. It does not build a web to catch food: it hunts by sneaking up and jumping.
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Fun facts
With that careful trick it has even caught small birds many times bigger than itself.
Its hairs stick up, which gives it a puffy, fluffy look.
It likes to sit on big leaves, like yucca, where it stays dry in the rain and can see all around.
Most asked questions about Emerald jumper
?What does an emerald jumping spider eat?
It hunts insects, other spiders and sometimes even bigger animals.
?Does the emerald jumper make a web?
It does not catch food in a web. It sneaks up on its prey and pounces.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Paraphidippus aurantius
- Group
- Spiders
- Family
- Salticidae
- Classification
- Arachnida > Araneae > Salticidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Emerald jumping spider, Golden jumping spider
Where the facts come from
- Paraphidippus aurantius (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by platycryptus. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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