Sitticus rupicola - <p>Probably Sitticus inexpectus (Salticidae) (= S. rupicola). </p> <p>I first noticed the fly repeatedly flying up 10cm then dropping to the ground, then saw the tiny jumper clinging to its head! For 5 minutes a struggle went on, with the spider off the ground for most of it, before the fly weakened. What a meal! </p> <p>From the beach between Faversham &amp; Whitstable, on shingle, 2nd July 2011. Young of this size were abundant, with plenty of adults too - see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57984606@N00/5860270773/in/photostream/">here</a> for the adult female and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57984606@N00/5894464115/in/photostream">here</a> for the adult male. </p> <p>More Info... <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Sitticus+inexpectus">Species Summary from Spider Recording Scheme</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.searchnbn.net/interactive/map.jsp?srchSp=NHMSYS0000355805">Map from NBN Gateway</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pavouci-cz.eu/Pavouci.php?str=Sitticus_rupicola">Pavouci CZ</a> </p> © Phil - CC BY 2.0 - Wikimedia Commons