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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]
Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.
Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge-spider [1] or gray cross-spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution. These spiders originated in Europe, have been observed as south as the Mediterranean Coast and as north as Finland, and have been introduced to North America.
Giant, venomous yellow spiders have been making their way up the East Coast, and people may begin to spot them in New Jersey, New York and even southern Canada as early as this year.. The invasive ...
Giant house spiders may compete with hobo spiders for the same resources. Hobo spiders grow no more than a body size of 15 millimeters (0.59 in) long whereas the larger female giant house spider can have a body size of 18 millimeters (0.71 in), [15] but has proportionately much longer legs. [16]
Aculepeira carbonarioides is a spider in the orb-weaver family (Araneidae).. It is commonly found in the rocky crevices of boulder-strewn slopes, at or close by the tree line; [1] [2] reported from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territory, Quebec and Yukon Territory) and the United States (Alaska, Colorado, New Hampshire, Utah and Wyoming).
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The UK’s Chester Zoo shared a remarkable conservation milestone that might make you rethink your feelings about spiders!In a recent social media post, the zoo revealed that it is celebrating a ...