Lots of Jumping Spiders around at the moment as you may have gathered by previous posts. Brenda Clayton got some fabulous shots of this female Salticus scenicus - the Zebra Jumper - the other day. They have eight reflective eyes and I believe see in colour unlike most spiders. Often they will leap at the camera lens when they see their own reflection.
At Rainham they find themselves at home in all kinds of places from hand railings, brickwork, fence posts and even around the barrels of locks on the outside gates!
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Fantastic photos!
They are actually pretty common but only about 5mm in length... eyes peeled!
Now that's a spider! Brilliant photos - I don't think I've ever seen one.