November 21, 2004
SALTICIDAE OF THE WORLD

They have beautiful names as
Abracadabrella, Asianellus, Corambis, Eolinus, Lamottella, Mopsus mormon, Myrmarachne, Platycryptus, Udvardya, Yepoella, Zenodorus
… and they are charming animals that look up and watch you. Their excellent vision allows them to hunt as much as cats do.
Here is a complete taxonomic catalogue of them by Jerzy Proszynski (Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa).
Related link:
A phylogenetic presentation with many photographs by Wayne Maddison.


