Jumping spider

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/jumping-spider

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Salticidae
2. What makes jumping spiders so good at seeing and jumping?Jumping spiders have eight eyes, with large front ones that give them sharp color vision and depth sense. This helps them aim and leap up to 50 times their body length.
3. How do jumping spiders jump so far?They quickly extend their legs using hydraulic pressure, which lets them leap up to 50 times their body length.

Stereoscopic Color Vision: The ability to perceive depth and see in color using two eyes working in unison.
Hydraulic Leg Extension: The mechanism by which spiders rapidly extend their legs using internal fluid pressure for jumping.
Bimodal Respiration: A respiratory system that utilizes both book lungs and a tracheal network for gas exchange.