There are more than 500 species of jumping spiders. As their name states they can jump around from place to place. The book lungs and tracheal system of jumping spiders are well developed , as they are depend on both of it. Jumping spiders are usually found in tropical forest. They are also found in temperate forest,scrub lands, desert etc. Jumping spiders favourite food is fish. They are active hunters. Jumping spiders have very sharp eyesight.They capture their prey by jumping on it from sever inches away.The reason why jumping spiders can jump around without having muscular legs like grasshopper is because they have a well developed hydraulic system.There is one more speciality about jumping spiders, unlike other spiders they can climb on glass very quickly and easily due the minute hairs an claws on their feet which provides them grip and balance. Jumping spiders are identified from their eye pattern which are usually arranged in 2 or3 rows. Jumping spiders only bite if they are provoked or else they just hide. So you see jumping spiders are quite different and I call them spring spiders as it looks to me like they have got springs attached to their legs
