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Jumping Spiders

Order:  Araneae 
Family: Salticoidea
Diet: Feeds by jumping on insects and capturing them.  They may include nectar in their diet.
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Predators: Spider wasps in the family Pompilidae.
Life Stages:  Incomplete metamorphosis; egg, nymph, adult
Notes: Its eyesight is better than other spiders and most insects. 

Photos: To be added.

 

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