[1][6] They can also be found living within apple orchards, where insecticides may be present, which can potentially effect or alter their personality and behavior.

The females abdomen are a bit darker with multiple white spots located dorsally.

[6] Male Eris militaris participate in a dance in an attempt to win over a potential mate.

[1] They can be found in hidden areas, such as blackberry bushes, where the leaves overlap and create small shelters.

Other prey includes fruit flies, bees, wasps, crickets, worms, butterflies, or leafhoppers.

A hazardous but not quite lethal amount of a leftover insecticide, such as in apple orchards, can change individual spiders' personalities and alter behavior once exposed.

[7][8] Drugs and insecticides show similarities, with both attacking the nervous system and having the ability to change behavior or lead to death when ingested in lethal amounts.

[7][8] Bronze jumpers, and other spiders, play important roles for regulation of pests in these agricultural locations.