Menemerus fulvus
This jumping spider builds a bag-shaped silk retreat tucked into cracks on outdoor walls, and rarely goes indoors despite living on the house itself.
| Where | House walls and fences across East Asia |
|---|---|
| Size | Female 7 to 10 mm, male 4 to 9 mm body length |
| When | March to October |
The body is covered in short white hairs that give it an overall pale, mottled look, densest and most conspicuous on the palps, with darker banding on the legs and a black tone showing through beneath.
It lives on the outer walls of houses, fences and tree trunks in open places across East Asia, building a bag shaped silk retreat tucked into cracks and crevices rather than venturing indoors.
Traits
Habitat
Towns
Colour
White, Brown, Black
Active
Day and night
To people
Not dangerous to people; it is usually seen resting on outside walls rather than coming indoors.
Activity through the year
Often confused with
This house-dwelling relative is glossy black with a red-marked face and white crescents on the abdomen, a much darker look than the overall pale, white-haired appearance of Menemerus fulvus.
Questions
Is Menemerus fulvus dangerous to people?
Not dangerous to people; it is usually seen resting on outside walls rather than coming indoors.
When can you see Menemerus fulvus?
Menemerus fulvus can be seen from March to October, by day and at night.
Plate retouched from a photo by donwerth-chikamatsu, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist Licence
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Last updated 2026-09-27. Every entry is checked against published sources.