With its interesting name, this is a jumping spider. The species is named after its tendency to eat mosquitoes who are known for their blood soaking ability.
Size: They are medium sized spiders.
Color: Grey to black body with sometimes showcasing the red or maroon patches.
Other Characteristic Features: Their body is hairy.
Eggs are laid by female spiders and kept inside a silken sac, like other jumping spiders.
There is not sufficient research on the young vampire spiders.
Since they belong to the group of jumping spiders, they are not supposed to make any webs, but they have the chance of making a silk thread to fall back on in case the jump is not confident.
There is no proof as of now that their venom that immobilizes their prey and is effective on human or not. But there is a possibility that the spider is not deadly for humans.
| Distribution | Uganda and Kenya |
| Habitat | Not known |
| Diet | Mosquitoes |
| Lifespan | Not known |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not listed |
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With its interesting name, this is a jumping spider. The species is named after its tendency to eat mosquitoes who are known for their blood soaking ability.
Size: They are medium sized spiders.
Color: Grey to black body with sometimes showcasing the red or maroon patches.
Other Characteristic Features: Their body is hairy.
Eggs are laid by female spiders and kept inside a silken sac, like other jumping spiders.
There is not sufficient research on the young vampire spiders.
Since they belong to the group of jumping spiders, they are not supposed to make any webs, but they have the chance of making a silk thread to fall back on in case the jump is not confident.
There is no proof as of now that their venom that immobilizes their prey and is effective on human or not. But there is a possibility that the spider is not deadly for humans.
| Distribution | Uganda and Kenya |
| Habitat | Not known |
| Diet | Mosquitoes |
| Lifespan | Not known |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not listed |
Image Cedits: I1.wp.com
