Banded Phintella

Become a friend of spiders? Why not?!
Lately, I've been documenting a lot of spiders. Yes, Sumatra is home to thousands of spider species. Most of them are jumping spiders (Salticidae), which are known to be agile and aggressive.

This time, I want to share one of them: Phintella vittata, commonly known as banded Phintella.

This species is small in size and has a combination of colors, including black, metallic blue, and golden yellow. This one had a dark face and the same colored pedipalps—male characteristics—and long, pointed, sharp jaws.

This species is found mostly in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Low-growing bushes are home to the banded Phintella.

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^{All of the images here are my work, taken with a Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.}