Home     
 
                    
 
 
 

 

                                               

Bark Jumper - ? Servaea sp. or Plexippus sp.

FAMILY SALTICIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Bark Jumpers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 8mm
 
The jumping spider is medium size, with flat thorax and abdomen. It is patterned dark brown all over the body.
wpe16.jpg (39274 bytes)  wpe18.jpg (40008 bytes)
 
The spider build retreat and eggs sac under bark. We sometimes found this jumping spider wandering on gum tree trunks.
 

Reference:
1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson 1969, p54, 101.
2. Jumping spider Servaea sp. - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007
3. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p30  

 

Up ] Green Jumping Spider ] Wattle Jumping Spider ] Ludicra Jumping Spider ] Biting Jumping Spider ] Thin Jumping Spider ] Garden Jumping Spider ] Small Garden Jumping Spider ] Cytaea Jumping Spider ] Chink Jumping Spider ] Flat Jumping Spider ] Salticid Ant Eater ] Aussie Bronze Jumper ] Brown Jumping Spider ] [ Bark Jumper ] Golden Tail Jumper ] Ant-mimicking Jumping Spider ] Small Black Ant-mimicking Spider ] Brown Ant-mimicking Spider ] Unidentified Jumping Spiders ]

Back to top.


See us in our Home page. Download large pictures in our Wallpaper web page.  Give us comments in our Guest Book, or send email to us. A great way to support this web site is to buy a CD from us. 
Last updated: October 18, 2007.