Female of the Jumping Spider, <I>Phidippus clarus</I> (IMAGE)

National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

Female of the Jumping Spider, <I>Phidippus clarus</I>

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Jumping spider females fight by different rules than males. For females size and skill aren’t everything -- what matters is how badly they want to win.

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Photo by Damian Elias

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