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title: "Bronze Jumping Spider"
description: "Eris militaris — Insectos y arañas. Eris militaris, known commonly as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider, belonging to the Salticidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/bronze-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bronze Jumping Spider

> Eris militaris — Insectos y arañas. Eris militaris, known commonly as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider, belonging to the Salticidae family.

- Scientific name: *Eris militaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 26571
- Wikidata: [Q2364208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2364208)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121445](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121445)

## Names

- en: Bronze Jumping Spider
- fr: Araignée sauteuse à bords blancs

## Countries with the most observations

US (16402), CA (5637)

## Summary

Eris militaris, known commonly as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider, belonging to the Salticidae family. It is found in the United States and Canada within both suburban and rural areas. The male and female of this species can be differentiated from their size or by the coloration on their cephalothorax and abdomen. The females have a lighter cephalothorax a slightly darker abdomen with white spots. They are active in the autumn and winter season and can be found in sheltered areas within vegetation. They can also be found living within apple orchards, where insecticides may be…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_militaris

## Photo

![Bronze Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronze-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197835566

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bronze-jumping-spider?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).