Salticidae is the family of jumping spiders, with almost 700 genera and around 7,000 described species, which makes it the largest family of spiders at about 13 percent of all spider species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods, including stereoscopic color vision, and they use sight in courtship, hunting and navigation. Most species are capable of agile jumps, notably when hunting, and all have four pairs of eyes with the front middle pair particularly large. Tropical forests hold the most species, but jumping spiders also live in temperate forests, scrubland, deserts, intertidal zones and mountainous regions.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Salticidae
Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Maratus
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Portia
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1. Salticidae - Wikipedia
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Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods
Lead, living species
Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods
In Group: Spider Families (Araneae), Lead, group
Jumping spiders are spiders in the family Salticidae
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Salticidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"rank": "FAMILY"
View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Maratus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Peacock Spider, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Peacock Spider, Taxon record
"family": "Salticidae"
View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Portia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Portia, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Portia, Taxon record
"family": "Salticidae"
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