Attractive, large, and with an outgoing personality, the male is usually found hunting on shrubs in daylight. It has a white to cream patch on rear of the head and a white to cream stripe running lengthways along the abdomen. Very common. Perhaps the most commonly seen and photographed garden jumping spider. The name means highwayman or footpad, a type of brigand operating on foot, robbing travellers. ♀ 7mm ♂ 9mm
Male adult on bark, from above, facing
Photo: Dr Greg Anderson
