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Austracantha minax is most commonly known as "jewel spiders" due to their body colouration. [2] This may sometimes be specified further as "Australian jewel spiders" due to the common name being shared with the unrelated North American jewel spider Araneus gemmoides, [3] as well as the widespread jewel box spider Gasteracantha cancriformis. [4]
Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider (a name shared with Austracantha minax) and cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemma), is a common, outdoor, orb-weaver spider found in Canada and the USA. [1] It is considered harmless and has a low-toxicity venom. [2] A. gemmoides is a useful natural predator for insects. [1] [3] [4]
Jewel spider is the common name of several different species of orb weaver spiders: Araneus gemmoides, the North American jewel spider; Austracantha minax, the Australian jewel spider; Gasteracantha cancriformis, sometimes known as the jewel box spider or jewel spider; Gasteracantha fornicata, the northern jewelled spider of Australia
Phidippus audax are commonly referred to as "bold jumping spiders" or "bold jumpers". [8] The species name, audax, is a Latin adjective meaning "audacious" or "bold". [8] This name was first used to describe the species by French arachnologist Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, who described the spider as being, "very bold, often jumping on the hand which threatens it". [9]
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019 [update] , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species , [ 1 ] making it the largest family of spiders – comprising 13% of spider species. [ 2 ]
Austracantha minax, Christmas Jewel Spider Celaenia excavata, Bird-dropping spider ... Ant-mimicking spider Sandalodes spp. Large Jumping Spiders. Family Scytodidae.
A crown jewel in any aquarium, with a price tag to match. Also known as Japanese pygmy angelfish; the scientific name centroypyge interruptus. Maximum length: 5.9 inches
Spiny-backed orb-weavers are sometimes colloquially called "crab spiders" because of their shape, but they are not closely related to the true crab spiders. [4] Other colloquial names for certain species include thorn spider, [5] star spider, [6] kite spider, or jewel spider. Members of the genus exhibit strong sexual dimorphism. Females are ...