← Back

Beach-dwelling Jumping Spider

Terralonus californicus

Classification

Order
Araneae

Terralonus californicus, the intertidal jumping spider or beach jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. The species is found in North America, ranging from coastal regions along the Pacific ocean from southern British Columbia to Baja California. It is one of the few spiders known to regularly inhabit beaches, being found alongside sandy coastlines and intertidal zones.

Distribution

(c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 311Canada · 73Mexico · 1