Minnesota Seasons - zebra jumper

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Conservation Status

Photo by Alfredo Colon

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	Description
	Zebra jumper is a small, common, easy to recognize jumping spider. It occurs across Europe and North America. It is common in Minnesota. The female is ⅛″ to ¼″ (4 to 6.5 mm) long not including the legs. The male is a little smaller, 3 ⁄16″ to ¼″ (5 to 7 mm) long. The legs are ¼″ to 5 ⁄16″ (6 to 8 mm) long. The plate covering the cephalothorax (carapace) is dark brown, about 1½ times longer than wide, and moderately convex when viewed from the side. The face is vertical. The jaw-like mouthparts (chelcerae) on the male are very long and project forward and outward. At the tip of each chelcera there is a long fang that fits into a groove under the chelcera when not extended. In the groove there is a single large tooth near the base of the fang, a smaller tooth one third from the base, and an even smaller one much further down. On the female the chelcerae are vertical and are normal in size. There are four pairs of eyes arranged in what appears to be three rows occupying a little less than half of the length of the carapace. The first row of four eyes, consisting of the anterior median eyes (AME) and anterior lateral eyes (ALE), is curved backward. The AME are the middle and forward-most pair of these. They are by far the largest of all of the eyes and can be moved. The AME are about twice as large as the ALE. The second row of two eyes are the posterior median eyes (PME). They are very small and are barely or not at all noticeable on most photos. The third row of eyes is the posterior lateral eyes (PLE). The PLE are set far back on the head and are almost exactly as far apart as the ALE. The plate on the face above the mouth (clypeus) is white. A white stripe extends along each lateral margin of the carapace from the clypeus to the rear margin. On the upper (dorsal) side, there is usually a white spot in the center just above the AME and a white spot behind each PLE. The abdomen is brown and iridescent, with a white band at the base, two pairs of white oblique bands, and a little white at the tip near the spinnerets. On the female the abdomen is lighter and less iridescent. The legs on the male are pale with many dark rings and streaks. On the female they are less prominently marked.

	Size
	Female Body Length: ⅛″ to ¼″ (4 to 6.5 mm) Male Body Length: ⅛″ to 3 ⁄16″ (4 to 5.5 mm) Legspan: ¼″ to 5 ⁄16″ (6 to 8 mm)

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			Sources 24, 29, 30, 82.
	6/11/2023

	Occurrence
	Common


	Taxonomy
	Class	Arachnida (arachnids)
	Order	Araneae (spiders)
	Suborder	Araneomorphae (typical spiders)
	Infraorder	Entelegynae (entelegyne spiders)
	Superfamily	Salticoidea
	Family	Salticidae (jumping spiders)
	Subfamily	Salticinae (typical jumping spiders)
	Tribe	Salticini
	Genus	Salticus (zebra spiders)

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	Common Names
	zebra jumper zebra jumping spider

Glossary

Carapace

The hard, upper (dorsal), shell-like covering (exoskeleton) of the body or at least the thorax of many arthropods and of turtles and tortoises. On crustaceans, it covers the cephalothorax. On spiders, the top of the cephalothorax made from a series of fused sclerites.

Cephalothorax

The front part of a spider’s body, composed of the head region and the thoracic area fused together. Eyes, legs, and antennae are attached to this part.

Chelicerae

The pair of stout mouthparts, corresponding to jaws, in arachnids and other arthropods in the subphylum Chelicerata.

Clypeus

On insects, a hardened plate on the face above the upper lip (labrum).


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	Peter Blachly

	We have a guest visiting from Minnesota. Could the spider have hitchhiked here?



	Kim Khamthanie




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	Alissa Hawkins

	found on house boat on the Mississippi. Just south of the Twin Cities. There are lots of them. You can easily find males and females.

	zebra jumper in biffy



	Alfredo Colon


















	Aseering

	I have seen several of these outside my home in Tomah, WI (not far from MN).



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	Zebra Jumper (Salticus scenicus) Andree Reno Sanborn

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	UK Zebra Jumping Spider ( Salticus Scenicus ) The Spiderman

	About Published on May 27, 2018 Salticus species are typically marked with a black and white pattern, with some featuring transverse stripes, often gaining them the popular name "zebra spiders". Mature males have very long chelicerae on which they rest their long, thin pedipalps. Females are from 3.5 to 7 mm long, males up to 5 mm



	Meet the Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) Jumping spider Tropical Discovery Workshops

	About Published on Jul 28, 2016 This is a male of a jumping spider specie here in the UK. They're very common, often found on walls & fences hunting small flies & other inverts like ants etc. They dont make webs to catch prey but pounce on they're victims. They as many other hunting spiders, have 6 eyes instead of 8, they have evolved 2 larger eyes at the front with binocular vision!!! I'll try & bring you a video of one hunting in the wild. :)

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Peter Blachly 6/11/2023	Location: Bath, Maine We have a guest visiting from Minnesota. Could the spider have hitchhiked here?



Kim Khamthanie 6/2/2023	Location: Coon Rapids, Minnesota



Jerome Dujardin 5/27/2023	Location: Manche ville Saint-Lô, France



Alissa Hawkins 6/6/2022	Location: Saint Paul Park MN. found on house boat on the Mississippi. Just south of the Twin Cities. There are lots of them. You can easily find males and females.



Aseering 8/11/2021	Location: Tomah, WI I have seen several of these outside my home in Tomah, WI (not far from MN).



Alfredo Colon 6/2/2021	Location: Woodbury, MN



Alissa H. 11/4/2020	Location: Mpls MN zebra jumper in biffy



Alfredo Colon 9/3 to 9/5/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/28 and 8/29/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/22/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/21/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/20/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/5/2019	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 8/27/2018	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



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