Jumping spider

Common indoors on walls and ceilings, as well as outdoors on vegetation, rocks, and buildings.

Predatory; hunts small insects and other arthropods.

Active by day, with excellent vision; stalks prey and leaps to capture it. Often uses silk as a safety line and builds a silk retreat.

Harmless to people in ordinary encounters; bites are rare and usually mild. Beneficial predator of household and garden pests.