The bronze jumping spider, and friends. But as pets?
Left: four different jumping spider species. Right: Bronze jumping spider (Sassacus vitis) With over 6000 species of jumping spiders worldwide, and more than 300 in the US and Canada, chances are that you have seen more than just one or two species. The most common ones, here in BC anyway, are the Zebra jumping spider and Johnson's jumping spider (the first and second insets on the left). The third one is a species I photographed in Alberta and the fourth one is a jumping spider I photographed in New Zealand. The bronze jumper was photographed a few weeks ago when I was in Clearwater, BC. I wrote a blog on the zebra jumping spider about 4 years ago ( click here ). There are some interesting facts there that I won't repeat. Jumping spiders have become popular pets, are easy to keep, and can form surprising bonds with their owners/feeders. I watched a good video on one fellow's spider, it is worth a watch. Click here if you want to se...