# Adorable Jumping Spiders!

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765>\
**Category:** Nature Talk\
**Tags:** photography, spiders\
**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765 "2025-10-20T20:37:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![curious-21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/curious-21/32/65085_2.png) [@curious-21](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/curious-21)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/1 "2025-10-20T20:37:56Z")

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Post your photos of adorable jumping spiders here! I’ve always thought they were super cute, so I’d like to see more!

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**Author:** ![dendroleon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dendroleon/32/27658_2.png) [@dendroleon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/dendroleon)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/2 "2025-10-20T20:46:44Z")

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a couple good shots i’ve gotten:  
[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296908795](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296908795)  
[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287184287](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287184287) [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226785699](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226785699)

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**Author:** ![curious-21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/curious-21/32/65085_2.png) [@curious-21](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/curious-21)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/3 "2025-10-20T21:12:03Z")

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Thanks, @dendroleon!

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**Author:** ![mkanimallover](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mkanimallover/32/62000_2.png) [@mkanimallover](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mkanimallover)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/4 "2025-10-21T01:49:19Z")

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I’ve got a lot! I love these little guys!!

 ![dimorphic jumping spider](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/4/8/482ad1fa60734857ee29b742164b075451801f9c.jpeg)  
Found this little guy taking shelter on a rainy day, and enjoyed putting his cute little face into my brother’s not-so-cute little face for a reaction.  
 ![teal spider](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/c/a/ca3da6cbe95d94ba2c501d2e6806029ca1b19b4b.jpeg)  
I don’t know what kind it is, but it is really pretty!  
 ![large (4)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/9/c/9cb017e6b22d4a5c8d2d916d077c60beb4586e5e.jpeg)  
I see these guys a lot and they are the best!!  
 ![Cute jumping spider](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/d/a/da291cc984c047590586e54a437bd078eea74447.jpeg)  
I don’t know this one either, but I love how he ferociously clings to his lunch. 🥰  
 ![tan jumping spider](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/d/9/d956c59201def40e8e7a2e35ef0056929c2affab.jpeg)  
Another tan  
This is a neat thread! Jumping spiders are just so incredibly cute! And I have so many more haha, I just need to catch up!

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**Author:** ![jjwsphotography](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jjwsphotography/32/52963_2.png) [@jjwsphotography](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jjwsphotography)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/5 "2025-10-21T02:09:21Z")

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![original-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/a/b/ab5925e40d8266da4992a27a673217e2c347c115.jpeg)  
 ![original-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/2/e/2e74806a169954773123c377653f9f658c9b2f02.jpeg)  
 ![original-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/4/1/4101edc41635cfce540de0c3740ccb0bedb169a6.jpeg)

All of these guys look pretty cute! ☺

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**Author:** ![spiderthumbs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/spiderthumbs/32/65235_2.png) [@spiderthumbs](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/spiderthumbs)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/6 "2025-10-21T02:19:59Z")

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![Screenshot_20251020-211825](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/1/5/1572f63f6f98937a8adc411a1e70d62e68ca4f21.png)

This little guy is very cute, was very cooperative and social as well.

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318061300](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318061300)

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**Author:** ![inkadillo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/inkadillo/32/27820_2.png) [@inkadillo](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/inkadillo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/7 "2025-10-21T03:08:59Z")

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Some of my cutest lucky shots:

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287221770](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287221770)

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208143211](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208143211)

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173256166](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173256166)

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**Author:** ![Miyru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/miyru/32/51447_2.png) [@Miyru](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Miyru)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/8 "2025-10-21T10:34:47Z")

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277321567](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277321567)

 ![Azalea cutie](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/4/e/4e801ae460b1209cf7064454777132f248552723.png)

This cutie in an azalea flower \<3

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**Author:** ![GothHobbit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/gothhobbit/32/34548_2.png) [@GothHobbit](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/GothHobbit)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/9 "2025-10-21T12:15:24Z")

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Ooh, that little green one! 🥰 _(quietly squeeing so as not to wake the household_)

I wish I ran into more jumping spiders; the only one I’ve gotten so far is a _P. audax_. Why the little guy wanted to hitchhike to the fabric store with me is still a mystery.

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**Author:** ![mkanimallover](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mkanimallover/32/62000_2.png) [@mkanimallover](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mkanimallover)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/10 "2025-10-21T13:57:56Z")

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He wanted some juicy, crunchy moths for lunch, and recognized that some like to hide in fabric 😆

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**Author:** ![ken\_ohio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ken_ohio/32/11607_2.png) [@ken\_ohio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ken_ohio)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/11 "2025-10-21T14:53:36Z")

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Two of my favorite finds:

 ![sanb](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/b/c/bc68f7f43063502f09aa7abec53478a5111dd202.jpeg)

 ![swind](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/e/3/e3c15ad58eb2c11db708658a75fa92433cc3fe6b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ken\_ohio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ken_ohio/32/11607_2.png) [@ken\_ohio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ken_ohio)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/12 "2025-10-21T14:55:13Z")

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That Thin-spined Jumping Spider is cool! It’s not furry like most I have seen.

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**Author:** ![curious-21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/curious-21/32/65085_2.png) [@curious-21](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/curious-21)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/13 "2025-10-21T16:42:01Z")

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My favorite of these is the one that is eating. ❤ It’s so cute!

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**Author:** ![curious-21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/curious-21/32/65085_2.png) [@curious-21](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/curious-21)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/14 "2025-10-21T16:42:41Z")

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He’s so tiny! Adorable.

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**Author:** ![mkanimallover](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mkanimallover/32/62000_2.png) [@mkanimallover](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mkanimallover)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/15 "2025-10-21T16:48:14Z")

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Thank you! I think it caught a largus bug, which is pretty impressive, being almost the size of the spider 😆

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**Author:** ![curious-21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/curious-21/32/65085_2.png) [@curious-21](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/curious-21)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/16 "2025-10-21T16:49:44Z")

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Yeah, it is fairly impressive, isn’t it? I’ve only really seen them eat things much smaller than them.

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**Author:** ![namhollow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/namhollow/32/65452_2.png) [@namhollow](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/namhollow)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/17 "2025-10-21T19:58:40Z")

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![spider1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/6/b/6b924a82d6af09e0ed9c3ea026a6cfe46746a78b.jpeg)

 ![spider2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/a/f/aff5992c24084e91185c45ae27e520f5b1381543.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ms\_le](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ms_le/32/65424_2.png) [@ms\_le](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ms_le)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/18 "2025-10-21T23:41:22Z")

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I think these two are cute and the second one is all dressed up for Halloween!

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315717552](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315717552)

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317671142](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317671142)

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**Author:** ![tjeales](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tjeales/32/28691_2.png) [@tjeales](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tjeales)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/19 "2025-10-21T23:59:54Z")

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I would argue that there’s no cuter jumping spiders than those in the subtribe Simaethina.

 ![Simaethina](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/6/1/61d652256feb96bfac2776fb81905551ecb8cf80.jpeg)

See also [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/55896068](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/55896068)

[https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/46961998](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/46961998)

[https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/79917546](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/79917546)

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**Author:** ![tjeales](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tjeales/32/28691_2.png) [@tjeales](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tjeales)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adorable-jumping-spiders/71765/20 "2025-10-22T00:02:27Z")

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Ananeon sp. are ridiculously cute too

[https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/38023244](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/38023244)

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