Playtycryptus sp.

This is a jumping spider in the genus Platycryptus. Jumping spiders are capable of quick, powerful jumps while hunting or fleeing if feeling threatened. This genus of jumping spiders is in the family Salticidae, which is the largest family of spiders with more than 6,000 known species. Jumping spiders are generally identified by their eye patterns. 

Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Species: Platycryptus sp.

Photograph: © 2015 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 8 March 2015
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o43'41" N 111o08'11" N)