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- My eyes are big, but I am small.
- I usually jump before I crawl.
- I use a rope to catch my fall.
- You might spot me on a wall.
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Bold Jumping Spider
Missouri has over 40 kinds of jumping spiders. Most aren’t much bigger than a flake of oatmeal. A huge, central pair of eyes gives a jumper better vision than other animals that small. Jumping spiders don’t weave webs. Instead, they crawl close to prey and then — Sproing! — pounce on top of it. Before leaping, a jumper secures a strand of silk to its launch site. If it falls, it climbs up the silk to safety.
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Artist – Matt Byrde
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Designer – Marci Porter
Art Director – Cliff White
Editor – Matt Seek
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Magazine Manager – Stephanie Thurber
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Designer – Marci Porter
Art Director – Cliff White
Editor – Matt Seek
Subscriptions – Marcia Hale
Magazine Manager – Stephanie Thurber