This movie depicts the courtship and mating behavior of the green jumping spider, Lyssomanes viridis. This unusual jumping spider is often found under Magnolia leaves in the Southeastern United States. Many interesting aspects of the visual courtship display of the male, interactions between the male and female, and the remarkable mechanics of mating behavior in spiders are shown.
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