jumping spiders
Eight-legged tiny hunters
Jumping spiders are small, compact spiders known for their ability to leap many times their body length to catch prey.
Unlike web-building spiders, they actively hunt, using exceptional vision from their distinctive large front-facing eyes.
They're found worldwide and often tolerated in homes as harmless pest controllers.
A jumping spider watched me from the windowsill.
- pounceSudden attack leap
- leapSudden springing movement
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