Colorful Jumper. Siler semiglaucus, Jade Jumping Spider, Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siler Jumping Spiders were first scientifically named by Eugène Louis Simon (1848-1924), formidable arachnologist of France; he described more than 4000 spiders!
Apparently 'Siler' - a new species in 1888 - was derived from a neo-Latin word 'Ciscularer', which means 'to jump'. They prey on ants and I saw this tiny one among ants although they didn't seem afraid. Perhaps they sensed she'd already had a meal!
Colorful Jumper. Siler semiglaucus, Jade Jumping Spider, Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siler Jumping Spiders were first scientifically named by Eugène Louis Simon (1848-1924), formidable arachnologist of France; he described more than 4000 spiders!
Apparently 'Siler' - a new species in 1888 - was derived from a neo-Latin word 'Ciscularer', which means 'to jump'. They prey on ants and I saw this tiny one among ants although they didn't seem afraid. Perhaps they sensed she'd already had a meal!