Commonly found in gardens this is a small and common spider that does not spin a web instead relying on ability to see and jump to catch prey

At a glance

Habitat Can be found on small shrubs and trees in gardens or scrub
Size The female can grow to around 6mm whilst the male can grow to around 4mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Can be found in most states of Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Can be found in most states of Australia
Habitat
Can be found on small shrubs and trees in gardens or scrub
Size
The female can grow to around 6mm whilst the male can grow to around 4mm

Identification

covered with white setae or hairs the hips are brownish-yellow with darker black to brown thighs
Common Name Black-Thighed Jumping Spider
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumChelicerata
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
InfraorderAraneomorphae
FamilySalticidae
GenusOpisthoncus
SpeciesOpisthoncus nigrofemoratus
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