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Salticus Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
A genus of bark, rock and house dwellers from both the Old and New Worlds;
the commonnest NA species is the human-associated "Zebra spider" (Salticus
scenicus). The other species occur in the west.
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For more information and links to the species, go to Salticus in the Tree of Life.
Habitat
Typically bark dwellers in the wild, though S. scenicus is best known from house walls.