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Tiny but feisty

16 Thursday Apr 2026

Posted by sconzani in spiders

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British jumping spiders, British spiders, jumping spider, Salticus scenicus, Zebra spider

It may have been tiny but it was feisty! This Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) was getting annoyed at me invading its personal space when I was trying to get a macro photo, and it jumped at me a couple of times, presumably trying to protect its little territory and scare me off. But it was always attached to a fine piece of silk so, when I pulled back, the little spider dangled for a few seconds before climbing back up to glare at me from its perch on the park railings. I managed to get a couple of photos before leaving it to go about its business.

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The spider and the fly

25 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by sconzani in insects, nature

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Bluebottle fly, British flies, British spiders, Calliphora sp, jumping spider, Salticus scenicus, spider and fly, spider stalking prey, Zebra spider

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“Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing;
Your robes are green and purple — there’s a crest upon your head;
Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”
~ from ‘The Spider and the Fly’, a poem by Mary Howitt, 1828

180325 spider and fly (1)
180325 spider and fly (2)

I’m not sure what the fly is (probably one of the Calliphora species) but its stalker is a Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), a very common jumping spider that can be found, as this one was at Sully last week, sneaking up on its prey on sunny rocks and walls.
And what do you think happened next?

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