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title: "Zebra Jumping Spider"
description: "Salticus scenicus — Insetti e ragni. The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), zebra jumping spider or just zebra jumper is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/zebra-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zebra Jumping Spider

> Salticus scenicus — Insetti e ragni. The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus),  zebra jumping spider or just zebra jumper is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Salticus scenicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 74638
- Wikidata: [Q169513](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169513)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68901](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68901)

## Names

- en: Zebra Jumping Spider
- de: Zebraspringspinne
- es: Araña Cebra
- fr: Saltique arlequin
- nl: Huiszebraspin
- pl: Skakun arlekinowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (28053), CA (17353), GB (3301), DE (2261), FR (1394), DK (1170), PL (870), RU (822), AT (643), NL (607), CZ (377), SE (331)

## Summary

The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus),  zebra jumping spider or just zebra jumper is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name refers to its vivid black-and-white colouration. The scientific name derives from the Latin salticus, meaning 'jump', and the Greek scenicus, meaning 'theatrical' or 'of a decorative place', in reference to the flashy, zebra-like coloration of the species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Mardon Erbland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351521469

## Machine access

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