Annotated Nature: How Jumping Spiders Pounce Like Cats
Jumping spiders have the best vision of any invertebrates, and live in habitats from beaches to mountains.
Jacob Saffarian, born and raised in the East Bay, works as a science communicator. During his time as a marine researcher with UC Berkeley, he picked up his dad’s camera to help advocate for and share the amazing phenomena found in nature. From tropical marine biology to deep space observation, his work pairs photography with science to bring attention to pressing issues and amazing wonders. Currently he assists at WonderLab, a science communication studio in Berkeley.
Jumping spiders have the best vision of any invertebrates, and live in habitats from beaches to mountains.