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Jumping spiders of America North of Mexico

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Salticus
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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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Habitat

Typically bark dwellers in the wild, though S. scenicus is best known from house walls.

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