Jumping Spider or Groucho Marx :-)

in #nature7 years ago (edited)

This little Salticid / Jumping spider is Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus. It not a great quality photo by any means but it does make me laugh. Is it just me or is there a resemblance to Groucho Marx?

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Salticidae Salticidae Opisthoncus sp.jpg

For those with no imagination, this might help :-)
Salticidae Groucho.jpg

...and here's the original Groucho Marx for those not old enough to remember.

Groucho_Marx.jpg
Groucho Marx (Public Domain Image from Wikimedia)

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Haha, they do kind of look alike! :P

Good to know I'm not the only one who thinks so :-)

Looks pretty good to me. Can see the resemblance but I'm glad you put the edit in anyway, too funny not to XD

Thanks. Glad you liked it ☺

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Very cool looking spider.... lol I remember groucho from when I was a kid. long time ago.

Thanks. I'm still watching the Marx Brothers on DVD. How sad is that 😃

Sometimes, the oldies are just to good to let go of. :-)

Woowww,,, I was so scared but is beautiful,, 😊

These ones are pretty harmless :-)

Whit those eyebrows it definitely does!
And it is a hell cute spider :)

It is a cute one. I've only seen this one two or three time.

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