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As of 2019, this family has 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] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and ...
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.
Female Scientific classification; Domain: ... (sometimes referred to as “Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider”) is a species of jumping spider in the family ...
Females of this species are between 10 and 13 mm in body length, and males range from 8.5 to 9.5 mm. [1] It favors vertical surfaces such as fences, walls, etc. and because of its habits it is easily seen. These spiders are not inclined to bite, but even though they are rather small they can deliver a defensive bite if they are pinched or squeezed.
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.
Jumping spiders have a distinctive rectangular carapace, [4]: 51 and that of female Phidippus clarus average 4.05 millimetres (0.159 in) wide, while the carapaces of males average 3.20 millimeters (0.126 in). [5] They are typically a red/brown coloration, but can sometimes be a lighter yellow or brown with darker markings on their bodies. [5]
The magnolia green jumper is small for a jumping spider, with adult females measuring 7-8mm and adult males 5-6mm. [3] Most specimens appear as a pale, partially translucent green (from which they derive a part of their taxonomic and common names) with a small fringe of scales which may appear red, orange, yellow or white on the crown of the head, framing the eyes. [3]
While the male is strikingly red on top, with a black band in the frontal eye region and sometimes with white setae on the forelegs, the female is of a rather inconspicuous brown color. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps (commonly known as "velvet ants"); several species of these wasps are similar in ...