Figure 2. Frames from a 25 in Jumping spiders in outer space (Araneae: Salticidae)

Figure 2. Frames from a 25fps video showing capture of a 'floating' Drosophila by the female Phidippus in orbit. Frames 3-20 are consecutive. 1, Spider walking inside of clear polycarbonate window, just after completing a rapid lateral turn to face the fly (in green circle). 2, Spider stalking or approaching the fly by walking on the window. 3, Spider in position at start of jump, with legs IV flexed against the window. In this and in subsequent frames the small blue rectangle shows the assumed position of the spider's attachment disk, on the window. 4, Spider in flight to the prey position. 5, Maximum extension of dragline during prey capture. 6-10, Successive positions of spider during recoil after prey capture. Note that these retraced the original flight trajectory, in the opposite direction. 11-20, Continuing her rotation and recoil movement, the spider regained her hold on the surface of the window, apparently at the maximum extension of the dragline in a direction opposite to the attack direction. This video record was provided by Stefanie Countryman, courtesy of Bioserve Space Technologies.