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I found this spider jumping around in my garden , to describe it is blue and black . I noticed that it has strong front legs and a pointed posterior , it has blue designs on a black body . I live in South India ,ie , a tropical region . It is approximately 1cm in length .The image of said spider

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    $\begingroup$ was that two-three mm? $\endgroup$
    – Polypipe Wrangler
    Aug 14, 2021 at 10:41

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This looks to me like Thiania bhamoensis (Metallic Blue Jumper), whose species distribution includes India. It has a notably pointy abdomen, as you noted, and the listed size range appears to be consistent as well.

I do not believe this is Phidippus audax due to the colour inconsistency (only the chelicerae are blue) as well as the fact that the known species distribution lies entirely within North and South America.

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  • $\begingroup$ Yes , seems like a female since , it's greenish .The body design patterns and habitat all checks out . $\endgroup$
    – Rayeez621
    Aug 18, 2021 at 8:07
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This is Phidippus audax commonly known as Jumping spider or Daring Jumping spider.

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  • $\begingroup$ Idk anything about spiders but isn't the colours different . $\endgroup$
    – Rayeez621
    Aug 14, 2021 at 14:21
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    $\begingroup$ -1. Phidippus audax is an American species; the OP is in India. Also, answers should be detailed and explain why an answer is correct. Please update accordingly or consider removing. $\endgroup$
    – theforestecologist ♦
    Aug 16, 2021 at 19:21

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