Jumping Spiders in Georgia
Jumping spiders come in a very wide variety of colors. The abdomen (back section of a spider) and cephalothorax (front section of a spider) can be the same color but the two segments can differ as well. The body of a jumping spider varies in size depending on the species. Their bodies are typically between 4.8-18 millimeters in length. The best key to identifying jumping spiders is their eyes.
Jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes that appear to be in a mostly straight line across their head. The outermost pair of eyes can be found almost at the top of the spider’s head. The next pair of eyes are very small and may not be visible when viewing the spider from the front. Following that is a slightly larger pair of eyes and in the middle is the largest pair. Often, when viewing this spider from the front, they appear to only have four eyes total.
Jumping Spider Habitat
These spiders are most often found outside of the house. Compared to many of the other spiders covered on our website, jumping spiders are unique because they are hunting spiders not web-dwelling spiders. They live in tall grass, under rocks, and other safe areas of vegetation outdoors.
Jumping Spider Behaviors, Threats, or Dangers
Jumping Spiders have no desire to come inside the home unless you have a pest problem indoors. They would much rather be outdoors finding and killing insect pests. Many people can be intimidated by them because they are very inquisitive and will jump towards and examine humans and their belongings. If a jumping spider happens to bite you it is nothing more than a mild stinging/burning sensation (unless you happened to be allergic to the spider or if the bite got infected).
Always contact your local spider control experts for help with Jumping Spiders.
