Kim Taylor / Jumping Spider (Marpissa mucosa) female leaping from acorn to acorn, using silk as a safety line. Surrey, UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Fence post jumper spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping, Multiflash sequence of six images, England, UK.

Kim Taylor / Jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) leaping from bramble berry. Triple exposure showing 3 stages of jump. UK

Stephen Dalton / Fence spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping, Sussex, England, UK, November.

Stephen Dalton / Fence spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping, Sussex, England, UK, November.

Stephen Dalton / Fence spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping. Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, November.

Ingo Arndt / Fence post jumping spider {Marpissa muscosa} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Fence post jumping spider {Marpissa muscosa} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Fence post jumping spider {Marpissa muscosa} Germany

Andy Sands / Fence post jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) view from above, camouflaged on dead wood, Hertfordshire, England, UK, August

Stephen Dalton / Fence spider (Marpissa muscosa) a jumping spider, jump sequence. Salticidae / Jumping spiders use hydraulic power to power their leaps. Composite

Stephen Dalton / Jumping spider (Marpissa nivoyi) UK