Lucky Find, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3950
So we were having breakfast at the restaurant at Mercury Phu Quoc Resort & Villas in Phu Quoc, Vietnam when I felt something on my neck. It turned out to be this cute black and white jumping spider which I managed to take two shots of on my 9yo son's fingers before it teleported itself away somewhere like jumpers tend to do.
Anyways, I liked the distinctive pattern on its abdomen but didn't have a clue as what species it could be.
I just decided to have a look at the image gallery over at salticidae.org for some ideas and obviously chose the Asian section, but where to go after that?
I had no idea, but radomly clicked on the tribe Salticini which started with the genus Carrothus. First page comes up and it's shots of a male Carrothus sannio - Boom, that's it!
What are the odds of finding the right one out of thousands of species on the first try?
A shot showing more of the head here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/44614925575/
Lucky Find, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3950
So we were having breakfast at the restaurant at Mercury Phu Quoc Resort & Villas in Phu Quoc, Vietnam when I felt something on my neck. It turned out to be this cute black and white jumping spider which I managed to take two shots of on my 9yo son's fingers before it teleported itself away somewhere like jumpers tend to do.
Anyways, I liked the distinctive pattern on its abdomen but didn't have a clue as what species it could be.
I just decided to have a look at the image gallery over at salticidae.org for some ideas and obviously chose the Asian section, but where to go after that?
I had no idea, but radomly clicked on the tribe Salticini which started with the genus Carrothus. First page comes up and it's shots of a male Carrothus sannio - Boom, that's it!
What are the odds of finding the right one out of thousands of species on the first try?
A shot showing more of the head here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/44614925575/