Adanson's house jumper is a small jumping spider that lives indoors and around buildings in warm places worldwide. Males are black with a reddish face, white crescent marks, and partly white ; females are brown. It has spread around the globe with people, and in the US it has long been recorded in Hawaii.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Females are about 1/4 to 1/3 in (6–9 mm) long, males about 1/5 to 1/4 in (5–7 mm). The male's white markings, especially on the palps, have a pearly shine.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Inside houses
- Building walls
- Greenhouses
- Range
- Found across the tropics and subtropics, and carried by people to many other places, where it often lives in greenhouses. In the US it has been recorded on several Hawaiian islands, including Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island.
- Preferred conditions
- Favors buildings, especially bright windowsills.
Behavior
- Activity
- Hunts by stalking and pouncing instead of spinning a web. At night it builds a small silk retreat about twice its body length to rest in.
- Social life
- A courting male holds his front legs out at an angle and zigzags toward the female.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction
Culture and stories
- Culture and stories
- Named for the French naturalist Michel Adanson.
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