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Adult ziggy - Zygoballus rufipes - male

Adult ziggy - Zygoballus rufipes - Male
N40 03.312 W82 53.780, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
August 28, 2006
This beautiful species is ALL HEAD as an adult. They always look like they're going to fall over. :-)

Note the abdomen markings are much less distinct now. They have pretty good appetites in captivity and will attack prey much larger than themselves, but I've never seen their abdomen get very plump when adult.

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