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title: "Cyclops Jumping Spider"
description: "Opisthoncus polyphemus — Insecten en spinnen. Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cyclops-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cyclops Jumping Spider

> Opisthoncus polyphemus — Insecten en spinnen. Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae.

- Scientific name: *Opisthoncus polyphemus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2483
- Wikidata: [Q1831123](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1831123)
- iNaturalist taxon: [410827](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/410827)

## Names

- en: Cyclops Jumping Spider

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (921), AU (370)

## Summary

Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
The males are 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in length with the females slightly larger at 8-9mm, both with pale yellow-orange bodies with white markings. Its black eyes are made to look bigger by surrounding black circles giving rise to the polyphemus and Cyclops names.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Hanwen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270360624

## Machine access

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