Little known fact about me: I grew up arachnophobic but have always loved jumping spiders. Jumping spiders are a family of species that have a much different physiology from other spiders and while many spiders can jump few are actually jumping spiders. True jumping spiders will not bite human beings for food (may bite, or try to, in self defense) do not spin webs (they may spin a nest web to sleep in and drop a drag line to rappel down but don't trap their food.) and stalk their prey, like cats. They've been observed being attentive to their mates and offspring.

Also, I find their faces adorable with their huge middle eyes and their hand-like pedipalps they use to wash their faces after eating or getting dirty. If I could find one that was dog sized, I would keep it as a pet.

Until that time, here's a digital painting of one that used to live in my apartment and would peek at me from under things.

Also, I was inspired by this page: http://kozmicdreams.com/spiders.htm#speedyrock