Salticidae
(Jumping Spiders)

Picture ID 54013

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This tiny spider appeared on my hand while I was sitting on a little wall bordering a water system in a park: Falaj Daris in Oman/Middle East. It jumped to the floor when I reacted surprised, and walked towards me, not shy at all.

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kreative
Submitted: Mar 5, 2019
Photographed: Mar 5, 2019
Spider: Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
Location: Falaj Daris / Nizwa, Oman
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Lateral

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CalumEwing

March 5, 2019 11:32 am

It a male of one of the Jumping Spiders in the family Salticidae.

Kreative

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Reply to CalumEwing

March 6, 2019 1:09 am

Thank you! This family seems to be vast, do you know any openly accessible website with a catalogue? Being a lay person in this field, I have been looking for a search engine differentiatibg leg and body colours etc. – does any such thing exist? I hope this is the appropriate place to ask such questions … if not, please excuse.

CalumEwing

Reply to Kreative

March 6, 2019 9:22 am

No worries, this is exactly the place to ask.
You could try the Arabian Arthropods site at https://tinlight.smugmug.com/NaturalHistory/Arabia/Arabian-Fauna/Arabian-Arthropods/
It’s not a comprehensive catalogue, but may help to get you started.
The ultimate resource is the World Spider Catalog at https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
You can navigate to the family then search the catalogue for species that have been recorded in the Arabian Peninsula. This will give you a series of candidates that you can check further to nail down a possible identification.
Good hunting!