Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Adorable Jumping Spiders For Sale

By Annabelle Holman


Jumping spiders belong to a family Salticidae, the largest of all spider families, with more than five thousand species. These small and interesting carnivores can climb, run and jump. As all other members of their family, they have eight eyes, with the largest par facing forward, which makes them highly recognizable. If you are interested in especially attractive jumping spiders for sale, check the online offer.

As all other spiders, they also have eight pairs of eyes, spaced on their cephalothorax. The especially large, frontally spaced central pair of eyes make them easily recognizable. Thanks to these large eyes, and the additional three pairs aside, they have an excellent eyesight, and can easily spot their prey, wherever it is. Their legs aren't very long, but just before taking a jump, they become longer, thanks to increased blood pressure in them.

They make so interesting pets because they do like to follow you with their large eyes, because they have very nice colors and because they can jump. If you try to take a photo of your hairy little pet, he will probably jump on your camera, or even on your finger. These small spiders sleep during nights, and are active when the weather is nice. They make special chambers to sleep in, and to hide from rain.

After spotting its prey, the spider will slowly advance towards it. When it comes near enough, he will jump and grab its prey with its jaws. Before the actual jump, the spider will release a tiny lifeline, to prevent the fall. These types of spiders don't make webs, but often feed on web-making spiders. Others eat only small insects.

Vividly colored males are smaller than females, and often have elaborated courtship rituals. Their front legs are colored and haired, and they wave with them in very distinctive manner to impress their females. After their mating ritual, females will lay their eggs into silk lined shelters, usually attached to vegetation or placed under stones or barks.

These small and interesting species of Arachnids are very distinctive, thanks to their frontal eyes position. Some are particularly attractive. Their bodies are built of two segments. Cephalothorax is the fusion of spider's head and thorax, and its abdomen is behind it. All four pairs of legs are attached to cephalothorax. All four pairs of eyes are also spaced on the dorsal surface of the frontal body region.

They live for about one year mostly, although there are some species that live longer. In colder climates, their lifespan is prolonged, thanks to the period of hibernation. Mostly active during the day, at night they usually hide in their small chambers made of silk, usually attached to some plant or placed under rocks.

Molting is a special process every spider needs to go through during its growing up period. Five or six times, it needs to shed its skin, all at once. When they sleep, hibernate or molt, they hide in their silk chambers. In the meantime, they jump around and hunt insect, being very useful, charming and attractive.




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