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Small Garden Jumping Spider - Opisthoncus polyphemus

FAMILY SALTICIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Small Garden Jumping Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 6mm
 
This is a small jumping spider, with distinct black and white patterns on thorax. This spider is common is Brisbane gardens and backyards. They usually hunting on small shrubs and low trees. Above pictures were taken in our backyard in Eight Mail Plains.
 
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Reference:
1. Jumping spider Opisthoncus polyphemus - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007 

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Last updated: June 07, 2007.