Adult females are between 8 - 10 mm in length. Adult males are between 5 - 8 mm.

The colonus hesperus is a type of jumping spider with two large eyes in the middle of its head. It is also identified with its brownish color and covered in small hairs and black dots. It uses those big eyes to spot prey at a far distance, which is common for those in the jumping spider family.

The bronze jumper (Eris militaris) is a member of the jumping spider family that is colored bronze. The bronze coloring makes it stick out amongst jumping spiders. Like other jumping spiders, it is somewhat adorable and has large eyes that help it jump long distances to capture its prey.

Adorned in a vibrant palette contrasting against its environment, white-banded jumping spider exhibits a remarkable proficiency in jumping, an adaptation honed for predatory success. Equipped with a sophisticated visual system, this species possesses keen eyesight with forward-facing eyes that rival the acuity of many larger animals. Notably, these agile hunters demonstrate a complex courtship dance, characterized by a series of vibratory signals and elaborate movements, showcasing a rich array of behavioral intricacies.

Distinctive for its visual acuity, white-banded jumping spider boasts a complex pair of anterior median eyes that provide wide-angle vision and excellent depth perception, a trait essential for their predatory lifestyle which relies on jumping to capture prey. These agile arthropods exhibit a sophisticated courtship dance, with sequences of vibratory signals and elaborate movements to woo potential mates, indicating a surprisingly complex level of behavioral communication for their size.

Paraphidippus aurantius is a solitary hunter, with a fairly large size for a jumping spider.

Meet paraphidippus fartilis, an excellent tightrope walker among Arachnida species. This agile creature can move remarkably fast on the thin threads of its web for hunting, even displaying the skill to slide down the vertical strand like a zip line. Even more impressively, paraphidippus fartilis is capable of 'ballooning', or traveling long distances by catching wind-currents with its silk threads. With such unique traits and abilities, paraphidippus fartilis never ceases to amaze.

The california flattened jumping spider (Platycryptus californicus) is easily recognizable with the leaf pattern that you can see on its abdomen. They are smaller spiders, so they are great deterrents for smaller insects in the house. As a type of jumping spider, they leap on their prey rather than wait nearby a web.