About 1cm. Spotted in Albany, on a rocky beach, but it could have traveled on my caravan from Greece to Albany.
When I moved my phone closer he (she?) tried to jump against it.
That’s Greg.
Follow up, is this a young one or an elderly one?
I’m old Gregg!
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It’s certainly a jumping spider, there is no doubt about that.
My best guess would be Thyene imperialis, but jumping spiders are notoriously hard to ID, so it’s just a suggestion.
When I moved my phone closer he (she?) tried to jump against it.
Yup, they love jumping at camera lenses for some reason. You can also play with them with a laser pointer or with a mouse cursour if they wander onto your screen.
I agree with SonicBlue - it looks like a jumping spider (Salticidae), based on size and behaviour.
The different colours of the front legs and the thick pedipalps hint a boy.
Sadly the Salticidae family is huge, and you can find them everywhere, and this complicates identification.
