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  • North Queensland Jumping Spider, 1 of 5
    Photo 1 of 5

    (c) Robert Whyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    Photo 2 of 5

    (c) peter_yeeles, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 5

    (c) wedgie_eagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • North Queensland Jumping Spider, 4 of 5
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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    Photo 5 of 5

    (c) Robert Whyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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North Queensland Jumping Spider

Cosmophasis micarioides

Worldwide
2,302 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Cosmophasis micarioides is a species of jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands. The common name is sparkling northern jumping spider. When in motion, the male spider bobs its abdomen up and down reflecting sunlight that causes a characteristic sparkle.

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