Genus Oxyopes
| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Genus Oxyopes | September 30, 2026 | Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia |
Today, I was kept very busy with a lot of housework. Starting in the morning, I cut the grass in the front and back yards of my house, and then I took care of and watered the plants in front of the house. On one of the plants, I managed to find a jumping spider resting on the leaves. At first, I wasn't very interested in it because I have seen and found them so many times before. However, this particular spider did not jump or run away when I approached it, and that was the beginning of my interest in getting closer to it.
This particular spider is very wild and has very fast movements. It can jump in a fraction of a second and disappear behind bushes and leaves. It is also very good at hiding or immediately dropping itself onto the ground, allowing it to hide among the grass. However, this spider showed a different behavior. It remained calm when I approached it, so I was able to photograph it quite easily. To get the best possible results, I decided to photograph this spider using a macro lens.
Okay everyone, now I will share some pictures of this spider here.
| Camera Used | poco c65 |
|---|---|
| Lens | MM |
| F-stop | |
| Iso speed | ISO |
| Focal length | MM |
| Photography | Genus Oxyopes |
| Photographer | @maxmarvin |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404507135 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1570834 | 96.627674 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1570834486&mlon=96.6276746214#map=12/5.1571/96.6277 |
Incredible macro shots How lucky that this spider stayed calm enough to let you photograph it
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Not a jumping spider - as you've correctly noticed, that is Oxyopes, a kind of lynx spider. Calling it a jumping spider is like calling wolf "a fox" - both canids, but completely different and pretty far genetically. Both lynx spiders and jumping spiders actively hunt ("run and pounce"), but that is convergent behavior, not common ancestry. Jumping spiders are much smaller (typically couple millimeters), they move like they are teleporting and their most distinct feature are their extra large frontal eyes, with remaining 3 pairs of smaller eyes. Lynx spiders are the opposite - they have 3 pairs of bigger eyes arranged on top of their head like a hexagonal crown, and one pair of front eyes that are extra small, looking more like nostrils:
Here is the article with photos of jumping spider in it for comparison:
https://hive.blog/hive-101587/@quochuy/jumping-spider-macrophotography
Thank you very much for this comprehensive explanation; I have read it and viewed the post you shared.
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