21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Brilliant Orange
Jumping spiders can have slight color and pattern changes, unique to each individual. Typically, these are very minor differences within a species, but this female took it to the extreme. I have never seen another female Brilliant Jumping Spider so colorful.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Thompson, wi, United States of America |
| Camera: | E-M1MarkII |
| Copyright: | © Benjamin Gauthier |