Half-Edged Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus semilimbatus) lives in tropical savanna across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fascinating facts about the Half-Edged Wall Jumping Spider
- Menemerus semilimbatus measures between 6.5 and 8.4 mm, with males only a little shorter than females. Its body is dorso-ventrally flattened and covered in short, dense, grayish-white hairs that give it a compact appearance. The spider also has large, forward-facing eyes that dominate its head, a trait typical of jumping spiders. This combination of size and eye development places it among the fairly large members of the Salticidae family.
- The spider originates from the Mediterranean basin and naturally occurs across Europe, southern Asia and Africa, spanning three continents. Within this native range it inhabits gardens and the walls of buildings, where it can be seen hunting.
- Outside its original Mediterranean range the species has been documented in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and the United States.
- The spider lives hand-in-hand with people, thriving in gardens and both the interior and exterior of houses. It is a synanthropic species that readily colonises human-made structures, especially the walls of buildings where it can be seen hunting.
- It favours building walls, where it patiently stalks passing insects before leaping. The spider's abdomen is dorsally yellowish or grayish and displays a characteristic pattern of several bright V-shaped markings that contrast sharply with the background.
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At a glance
RangeSub-Saharan Africa
HabitatTropical savanna
DietFlies and insects
About the Half-Edged Wall Jumping Spider
In the scorching deserts and sun-baked grasslands, the Half-Edged Wall Jumping Spider darts with mesmerizing agility, its iridescent body glinting like a shard of splintered gemstone as it leaps and bounds across the arid landscape. With eyes that shine like polished onyx, this diminutive marvel navigates its unforgiving world with an unyielding spirit, pursuing unsuspecting prey with a stealth and precision that belies its tiny stature. As it springs from rock to rock, the spider's remarkable Salticid prowess is on full display, a testament to the boundless ingenuity of evolution.
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