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Adult female P. regius measure 15 mm (0.59 in) long on average, but can range between 7–22 mm (0.28–0.87 in) long. They may exhibit white or orange markings on the opisthosoma similar to the white markings seen in males, but the rest of the body is largely covered with scales which may be brown, orange, tan, gray, or a combination of those ...
[3] [5] The largest is Hyllus giganteus, [5] while other genera with relatively large species include Phidippus, Philaeus and Plexippus. [6] In addition to using their silk for safety lines while jumping, they also build silken "pup tents", where they take shelter from bad weather and sleep at night. [7]
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 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 clarus is found in North America. 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 ...
Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern United States ( California , Arizona , New Mexico , Nevada , Texas , Utah ) and northern Mexico ( Baja California peninsula , and Sonora ).
Phidippus arizonensis is a spider in the family Salticidae ("jumping spiders"), in the infraorder Araneomorphae ("true spiders"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The distribution range of Phidippus arizonensis includes the United States and Mexico.
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