Fun Fact Friday – Jumping Spider

• Jumping Spiders mate and reproduce during the fall.
• The male Jumping Spider will perform a courtship dance to attract mating females.
• Before he can touch her, the female will perform an acceptance dance if she wants to mate with him.
• Juvenile Jumping Spiders begin hunting prey shortly after hatching.
• Jumping Spiders have four pairs of eyes with the ability to see in color.
• The Jumping Spider is an asset to humans since their diet includes eating insects that damage crops.
• Jumping Spiders reside in fields, fence posts, barns, dry grasslands and deserts (they can be found on cacti and shrubs).
• Females die shortly after their young spiders leave the nest.