Family Salticidae Rank Species | Order Araneae | |
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Similar Hyllus, Hersilia savignyi, Thiania, Hyllus diardi, Plexippus | ||
The heavy-bodied jumper, (Hyllus semicupreus), also known as the semi-coppered heavy jumper, is a species of spider of the genus Hyllus. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
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Description
As usual in spider morphology, the female is much larger than male, where the female is about 8-9mm in total length and the male is 7-9mm in length.
Ecology
Heavy bodied jumper spiders can be seen commonly among foliage and within tree trunks. They construct oval, thick silken webs on the underside of leaves, such as the leaf spikes of coconut trees. During the daytime, the sac is uninhabited, and when night falls, the male occupies the sac. But sometimes, it was found that the female also inhabited it on several nights.
Diet
The spider is known to eat small insects like grasshoppers, flies, bees as well as other small spiders.