Zebra Spider in our garden, Netherlands
Although listed as very common, and available amidst human settlement, this is the first time I encountered a zebra spider, perhaps because they are so tiny (5mm). This is a female that was being active on the side of a pole in our garden.
The zebra spider is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere. Like other jumping spiders it does not build a web. It has a particularly large pair of forward facing eyes that help it to locate and stalk its prey before pouncing on it.
Similar species: Spiders
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 10, 2015. Captured May 15, 2015 17:56 in Burgemeester van Hulstlaan 37, 5384 LR Heesch, Netherlands.
