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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]
Adult male P. regius measure 12 mm (0.47 in) long on average, but can range between 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in) long. The first pair of legs, which are disproportionately larger in large males, have an alternating black and white fringe.
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae.As of 2019, 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]
Most of the time they feed on prey about half their own size, but a range from 2 millimetres (0.079 in) to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) has been observed. Although found to feed on a wide variety of insects (e.g., flies , bugs and moth caterpillars and adults), they also prey heavily on spiders.
Evarcha culicivora is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found only around Lake Victoria in Kenya and Uganda. [1] At maturity, E. culicivora spiders have an average size of 5 mm for both males and females. The range in size for either sex is quite small, with females being only slightly larger on average (4–7 mm compared to 3–6 ...
Ptocasius strupifer is a species of jumping spider. [1] It is found in China and Vietnam. [1] It has also been found in Rajasthan, India. [2]In comparison to other species of jumping spiders, such as Plexippus paykulli, Ptocasius strupifer is considered to be on the smaller side size wise seeing as it is also smaller than Hasarius adansoni, which is also another species of jumping spider.
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Phidippus clarus is found in old fields throughout most of the United States and southern Canada. [2]: 61 [6] It has also been recorded from western Mexico.[2]: 61 It lives among flowers, often sharing habitats with the small to medium-sized crab spider Misumena vatia, [7]: 4 [7]: 278 which waits for prey.