Copper Jumping Spider (Sibianor aurocinctus) - record shot

            Not to be confused with the copper sun jumper (Heliophanus cupreus), this is a nationally scarce species which is principally found in the Thames Corridor.  I first found this spider in my patch back in the hot spring of 2020 during one of those one-hour lockdown walks that we were allowed to take, in between waiting to teach Biology lessons via Zoom back in the bad old days.  This was the last time I had seen the 2mm spider until a couple of days ago, so it's good to see the population still exists away from the Thames Corridor and is present along some short chalk grassland next to the A41 bypass just outside Hemel Hempstead, Herfordshire.  They won't pose for photos, so this  isn't a great image, but it shows a male with typically 'Popeye-like' enlarged and fringed 'forearms' as well as slight red/copper hue, with silvery hairs on the carapace and abdomen.  It's the rarest of a guild of Salticids that lives in this habitat, there are at least 7 jumpers in this thermophilous habitat. 
   

Taken on: May 2, 2024

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