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Jumping Spiders

Jumping Spider

Helpis sp.

About 10mm long this female Helpis sp. jumping spider shelters beneath her web

Another female Helpis sp. shows light colouration against the pale steel sheeting of the fence.

A male of the species

While these spiders may hunt by jumping and stalking they also hide their web in a curled leaf and ambush prey

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