Banded Phintella (Phintella vittata)

Scientific Name:
In the scientific world, this spider is known as Phintella vittata. In English, they are generally called banded Phintella or jumping spider.
Family and Genus:
According to the classification of the animal kingdom, it belongs to the family Salticidae of the order Araneae and is a species of the genus Phintella.

Origin and Habitat:
They have wide distribution across Asia. They are naturally seen on gardens, plants, and leaves of various regions ranging from Bangladesh, India, Nepal to China and the Philippines.

Food:
These small spiders are of extremely skilled predatory nature. They usually survive by hunting various small insects, aphids, and flying tiny pests.

Reproduction:
In suitable environments, they lay eggs by making small egg sacs or silk cocoons under tree leaves or in safe shelters, and in this way, they expand their lineage.

Benefits:
They play a wonderful role as biological predators in controlling harmful small insects in nature and crop fields. Besides, they are such a special animal that is capable of seeing ultraviolet B (UVB) light.

Harmful Aspects:
They do not cause any kind of harmful effect for humans or the environment. These are completely harmless and beneficial wild insects.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

_{​(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)}

Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	Lightroom
Photography	(Phintella vittata)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Natore, Bangladesh