Black-headed jumping spider
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Trite planiceps Simon
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Size range
- Small spiders, body length about 10 mm
Distribution
- One of several native species
Life History
- Active hunting spiders with good eyesight, they pounce on prey from a few centimetres away
- Uses silk as a dragline when hunting
- Harmless to humans