-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Chelicerates Subphylum Chelicerata

-Arachnids (Class Arachnida)

-Spiders Order Araneae

-Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)

-Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)

-Salticoid Spiders (Superfamily Salticoidea)

-Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

-Typical Jumping Spiders (Subfamily Salticinae)

-Tribe Gophonini

-Genus Colonus

-Sylvan Jumping Spider (Colonus sylvanus)

Colonus sylvanus s is diurnal and highly active, relying on keen eyesight and precise leaps rather than webs to capture prey, which consists mainly of small insects and other arthropods. It is harmless to humans and plays a beneficial ecological role as an efficient predator that helps regulate insect populations. Jumping spiders forage for their prey in the daytime. They approach prey slowly and, when a short distance away, make a sudden leap onto the unfortunate animal. They are good jumpers and can leap at least 10 times their own body length.