Of the 5,293 named species of jumping spiders, only two or three are known to spin any semblance of a web.
They are active hunters with the best vision of all spiders. They spot their prey from a distance, then
 stalk it like a cat. When sensing that they are close enough to make a capture, they use their
rear legs to jump on their prey, like this Regal Jumping Spider in Florida. Grabbing and
holding the prey with their front legs, their venom soon immobilizes the victim.
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Phidippus regius --
trailing a silk dragline that stops her if she falls