Coppery sun jumping spider
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Copper sun spider ( Heliophanus cupreus ), subadult male |
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The coppery sun jumping spider ( Heliophanus cupreus ) or just sun jumping spider called, is a web spider from the family of jumping spiders ( Salticidae ).
features
Females reach a body length of 4 to 6 millimeters, males one of 3.5 to 4 millimeters. The basic color of the coppery sun jumping spider is quite dark and almost black with a distinct, copper-colored sheen, which is caused by dandruff. Females have three more or less distinct white cross bars. One of these is behind the front row of eyes, one behind the third and one in the middle of the front body. The female's front edge of the abdomen is provided with several white stripes. These take up about the two rear thirds of the edges of the abdomen. The legs of the female animals are light brown to yellow, while the rails are striped black on both sides. The bright, light yellow buttons on the female are striking. The male lacks these characteristics and thus the female's drawings. The male's abdomen is given a stronger coppery metallic sheen. The legs of the male are significantly darker than those of the female and have white stripes of hair on the outside. The male's buttons are black and have little white hair. The legs of the buttons of the male animals are provided with a hump at the bottom, which ends in a point.
Occurrence
The coppery sun jumping spider inhabits sunny forest edges and paths lined with bushes. It is common in its range and is also the most common type of the genus. Adults can be found predominantly in May and June, females occasionally also in the following months.
Way of life
The coppery sun jumping spider can be found in its habitat mainly in the bushes and in the vegetation close to the ground. The animals build a web of living space in which they can stay while molting or when the weather is bad.
gallery
Male.
Top view of a female.
Lateral view of a female.
Female with a captured cicada .
Image compilation of specimens of both sexes and their localities.
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literature
- Heiko Bellman: The cosmos spider guide. Over 400 species in Europe. 2nd edition, Kosmos Naturführer, Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos), Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-440-14895-2 , p. 316.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Heiko Bellman: The cosmos spider guide. Over 400 species in Europe. 2nd edition, Kosmos Naturführer, Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos), Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-440-14895-2 , p. 316.
