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Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019 [update] , 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 ]
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]
In recognition of her endeavours in the field, two genera of jumping spiders, Wandawe and Wesolowskana, have been dedicated to her. [11] [12] The following species of jumping spiders have also been named after her: Atomosphyrus wandae Bustamante & Ruiz, 2020 [13] Eburneana wandae Szűts, 2003 [14] Heliophanus wesolowskae Rakov & Logunov, 1997 [15]
Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, [2] is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean. [1] It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America.
A jumping spider that lives in Ethiopia and named in honour of the country in which it is found, it was first described in 2008 by Wanda Wesołowska and Beata Tomasiewicz. The spider is larger than others in the species with a cephalothorax that is between 4.1 and 4.8 mm (0.16 and 0.19 in) long and an abdomen that is between 4.3 and 5.6 mm (0. ...
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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.
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