Subject: scorpion?
Geographic location of the bug: Argentina
Date: 12/12/2017
Time: 04:12 PM EDT
This was found over my bed. Geographic location of the bug: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Could you tell me what this guy is? It is 5 mm long.
Many thanks
How you want your letter signed: Marcela
Hi Marcela,
This is a harmless Jumping Spider, not a Scorpion. Jumping Spiders in the family Salticidae are hunting Spiders. They do not spin a web for hunting prey. They use their excellent eyesight to stalk prey before jumping toward, capturing and sucking vital fluids from Flies and other small insects.