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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, [1] making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. [2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and ...
The scientific name of this particular spider is Cosmophasis umbratica. [2] These spiders are part of the genus Cosmophasis. Some common names for this particular spider include shiny jumping spider, green iridescent garden jumper, and tropical ornate jumping spider. [3] [1] Taxonomist Eugène Simon proposed the genus Cosmophasis in 1901. There ...
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 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]
Phaeacius is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), found in sub-tropical China and between India and the Malay Peninsula, including Sri Lanka, Sumatra and the Philippines. Although other spiders can jump, salticids including Phaeacius have significantly better vision than other spiders, and their main eyes are more acute in ...
Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2] The males are 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in length with the females slightly larger at 8-9mm, both with pale yellow-orange bodies with while markings. [3]
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.