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Zebra Spider feeding on aphid, Netherlands In this cropped and rotated shot, you can see that despite being only 5mm in size, this Zebra spider is still a giant amidst other insects, such as this unfortunate aphid. This zebra spider is a female. Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands,Salticus scenicus,Spring,Zebra spider Click/tap to enlarge

Zebra Spider feeding on aphid, Netherlands

In this cropped and rotated shot, you can see that despite being only 5mm in size, this Zebra spider is still a giant amidst other insects, such as this unfortunate aphid. This zebra spider is a female.

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The Zebra spider

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.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 10, 2015. Captured May 15, 2015 18:10 in Beemdstraat 8, 5384 LB Heesch, Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
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