Nearly every general description I have read about where to find jumping spiders includes mention of trees. And although I have had some luck searching along the trunks of trees and among the leaves, my experience has been that trees are not the best place to begin looking. However, Admestina spiders, like many tropoical species, make their home on trees. Piel’s (1991) review of the genus states that while relatively few of these very small salticids have actually been found, beating the branches of trees or sweeping the bark (with a small brush) may yield results. Emerton, however, found Admestina wheeleri on fences and the male shown here was first seen foraging along the wooden railing of a second story balcony. The flattened shape and small size of A. wheeleri along with what seem to me to be uncharacteristic movements may all play a part in the paucity of records.

Massachusetts – First State & County Records, References