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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]
Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). [1] Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus ...
Phidippus mystaceus is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Platycryptus californicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in North and ...
Here are five intriguing Kansas creatures, including the armyworm, mudpuppy, eastern Hercules beetle, bold jumping spider and Wilson's snipe.
Western black widow spider Bold jumping spider Giant hairy scorpion under UV light Red spider mite Salt Lake County brown tarantula. American grass spider (Agelenopsis spp.) [1] American yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) [1] Ant spider (Micaria pasadena) [2] Ant spider (Micaria rossica) [2] Antmimic spider (Meriola decepta ) [2]
Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America. It is primarily a tree-living species. [1] Females reach a body length of about 16 mm. Its iridescent chelicerae can range in color from purple to green.
Phidippus clarus, also known as the brilliant jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in old fields throughout eastern North America. It often waits upside down near the top of a plant, which may be useful for detecting prey, and then quickly jumps down before the prey can escape.