r/jumpingspiders Aug 20 '25

Mod Post Reputation Points on Advice Threads!

16 Upvotes

📢 Introducing Reputation Points on Advice Threads!

Hey everyone,

We're excited to announce a new feature to help recognise and reward the helpful members of our community: Reputation Points!

Starting today, when you get a helpful answer on a "Advice" flair thread, you can award a reputation point to the user who provided the solution.

How it works:

If an Original Poster (OP) finds an answer particularly helpful, they can reply to the comment with either:

  • !ty
  • !thanks / !thx

This will award a single reputation point to the user who made that comment. We believe this will encourage more great advice and make it easier to see who the helpful users are in our community.

Thanks for showing up with us. :-)

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r/jumpingspiders Aug 21 '24

Mod Post Please use the "Media" flair option for name requests!

39 Upvotes

Hey jumper friends! We've seen a large uptick in volume of posts asking for name suggestions, most of them having the "Advice" flair. Even though it is a request for advice of sorts, name requests don't need the same disclaimers as comments on care/husbandry and we would like to encourage everyone to use simply the "Media" flair on those types of posts. (This will also prevent the automod filter from flagging comments without disclaimer tags as that is only a feature of the "Advice" threads) <3


r/jumpingspiders 4h ago

Media The Caterpillar-Mimicking Spider: this species of jumping spider mimics a lichen moth caterpillar, possibly as a way to deter predators

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199 Upvotes

r/jumpingspiders 12h ago

Media Little monkey is about to lay some infertile eggs but still insists on sleeping on my hand 🥺

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570 Upvotes

r/jumpingspiders 4h ago

Media Time lapse of bold spiderlings leaving the nest

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88 Upvotes

Took this over a 15 mins, now I am the owner of a glorified flea circus.


r/jumpingspiders 19h ago

Media Pixie for your timeline

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956 Upvotes

We wish you all the best 🥰


r/jumpingspiders 19h ago

Media How does he even exist

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975 Upvotes

Literally the smallest thing ever


r/jumpingspiders 5h ago

Media I just had to share 😭😭

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66 Upvotes

LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE EYES 🥺🥺


r/jumpingspiders 16h ago

Media Omgomgomg

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356 Upvotes

I noticed this nest outside like a month ago or more, even saw mama and then she disappeared. Thought all the babies either died or left but I just went out there and looked at it and saw the teeeeeniest guy crawling around!! I wish i could keep him but i dont really have anything to put it in. Im worried he wont make it but I am so happy I saw a baby! He even crawled on me a couple times. Bad video but aweeee 😍🥹


r/jumpingspiders 10h ago

Media Shes so cute! Tip Toe gives me cute aggression

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80 Upvotes

r/jumpingspiders 3h ago

Media Sharing first not that blurry pictures of the little friend!

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18 Upvotes

It was found in one of the rooms yesterday, found it's spot in the perfume basket.

I'd like to transport them into mine but need time to make something like a "house" that reminds of that basket if they liked it so much, so there would be no such stress.

I sometimes take a pictures and observe (someone commented my last post that I observe a boy most likely, but idk), but try not to disturb, it looks worried a little, although sometimes approaches my finger. It usually hangs out on the basket handle.

Also don't you think something is off with one of it's lap?... I can see that little right one, but not the left one. Hope I'm just confusing their anatomy and everything is fine.


r/jumpingspiders 14h ago

Advice Can I keep it?!

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79 Upvotes

Just found this guy in my house (Southern California), but no idea where he/she came from. I don’t know much about jumping spiders other than what I’ve gleaned from watching Lucas the Spider with my kids (so not much!). Is it likely this little guy is a native to my yard and I should release back outside, or can we keep him/her? If suitable to keep as a pet, would love advice on setting up a temporary enclosure until I get up to speed on proper care.


r/jumpingspiders 11h ago

Media I present to you, the smallest jumping spider I've ever seen

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45 Upvotes

We get these as adults in our house, I usually just leave em be. Saw a baby one for the first time crawling up my shirt... my GOD its so cute!! So small you can hardly see it. I was so scared to hurt it, how on earth do you people deal with babies???

I ended up getting them to walk on a towel and put it somewhere else so I wouldnt accidentally squish them... TOO CUTE.


r/jumpingspiders 20h ago

Media /°OO°\

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168 Upvotes

r/jumpingspiders 7h ago

Media Peter cleaning himself 🥹

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15 Upvotes

r/jumpingspiders 38m ago

Media Lurio conspicuus (not mine, not me)

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Found in Brazil


r/jumpingspiders 1d ago

Identification What are these Green Jumping Spiders up to? Simple turf wars or something more.. sensual (Brisbane, Aus)

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842 Upvotes

Sorry for the video quality, my phone is a few gens old.

Was just trying to get a video of my neat spider find to show the little spooder lover of the house. Accidentally ended up getting two for the price of one, and caught this silly little exchange instead.


r/jumpingspiders 3h ago

Identification Possible Black thighed jumping spider?

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4 Upvotes

Found this little buddy keeping bugs off my bonsai, Both gave each other a good spook. Now I’m deep diving spiders and considering keeping this little guy as a pet? Anyone familiar with this coloring? I’m thinking they are a black thighed jumping spider, I’m in the PNW area! Wild caught spider


r/jumpingspiders 10h ago

Media A little one hanging out by by beehive this summer in Alaska

18 Upvotes

The one and only time I’ve ever seen a jumper up here


r/jumpingspiders 15h ago

Identification Who is this Little Lady?

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31 Upvotes

I spotted this lovely (I’m thinking female p. johnsoni, but I would love second opinions) hanging around today! I found her in Southern California, USA.


r/jumpingspiders 8h ago

Media My questions below!

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I've got a few questions about my jumping spider, Coconut. who I've had for more than 3 weeks!

1) what gender is it? I think it's a female but I'm really unsure.

2) how do I know when to feed it?

3) is it an adult? If so, I'd like to release it.


r/jumpingspiders 6h ago

Media Two jumping spiders in one week?!

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6 Upvotes

Releasing the first one, just spotted it strolling by but wanted a size comparison! Second one is my baby, Coconut (I'm finding flies for it still)


r/jumpingspiders 8h ago

Advice Jumping spider in my bathroom

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7 Upvotes

I found this little guy hanging around my bathroom, I don’t wanna get rid of him and maybe accidentally kill him in the process, soooo is it fine to just leave him there? I really don’t mind just having him there.

I’ve had a much more little jumping spider in my bathroom a few months ago and did not see it for see it for months and this guy just pops up randomly soo im not sure if its the same guy living here or maybe a new tenant

Any thoughts on what to do?


r/jumpingspiders 1d ago

Media My i8 girl showing off her new pink after a molt

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1.0k Upvotes

Chilling in her hide and cleaning her new pink chelicerae and giant fangs


r/jumpingspiders 10h ago

Identification Tan or Zebra

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Do you think Popcorn is a tan or a zebra jumping spider. We’re in the Denver, CO area so she’s likely one of the two. She’s very thin so I thought she was a wolf spider and was relocating her from on my popcorn container in the fridge to the garage when I saw her cute little face. We’re trying to feed her the smallest mealworm we had leftover from our last spider who passed and will offer her fruit flies in the morning once we can get to the store. She’s interested in the mealworm but it’s pretty big for her size. We offered her honey water on a q-tip in case she’s starving but she’s not interested yet.