#4348 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Pantropical Jumping Spider

Plexippus paykulli

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Gerard Chartier · CC BY 4.0
2. © Chathuri Jayatissa · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Dr. Chinmay kishor Pathak · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © H. K. Tang · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Alexandre S. Michelotto · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © Reynante Martinez · CC BY 4.0
7. Texas, US:© Kai Joaquin · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Kiryat Bialik, Israel:© E. Raven Teva · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Andalucía, ES:© davidfdz_b82 · CC BY 4.0
10. Texas, US:© dhasdf · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Plexippus paykulli is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to south east Asia but has spread to other parts of the world. In the United States it is called the pantropical jumping spider . It is usually associated with buildings and may be found near light sources catching insects attracted by the light.

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 25,722iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).