Opisthoncus sexmaculatus (Opisthoncus sexmaculatus)

Opisthoncus sexmaculatus jumping spider It's a miracle I get any gardening done with all the distractions along the way. Here's a little friend I made yesterday, she's a jumping spider, Opisthoncus sexmaculatus. (Just to give you an idea of how small she is, the flower is one of our Australian Brachyscome daisies, diameter 30 mm).

She was such fun to interact with, came on to my hand and we had a chat (I'm sure my neighbour was shaking his head again). These jumpers are heartwarmingly engaging and inquisitive. Such a sweet girl, so beautiful and I was sad to see her finally disappear in to the vegetation, but hunting she must do. Araneae,Australia,Brachyscome multifida,Geotagged,Opisthoncus sexmaculatus,Salticidae,Spring,arachnid,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales

Appearance

Opisthoncus species are generally quite easy to recognize to genus because of a small 'lump' between the last pair of eyes. However, there are many known Australian Opisthoncus species and for most of them one of the two sexes has not been adequately (if at all) described but is likely to have a very different appearance when compared with the other sex.
Female: 7 mm
Male: 6 mm

Naming

Koch, 1846

Distribution

New South Wales, Victoria

Status

Not Evaluated

Habitat

Usually found on the leaves and bark of trees but sometimes found on walls and other structures.

References:

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http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/114.htm
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:af52714c-7d6d-4a16-9aba-13f5458325ba
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/9389

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Salticidae
Genus	Opisthoncus
Species	Opisthoncus sexmaculatus

Photographed in
Australia