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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]
The visual fields of a jumping spider The eight eyes of a Telamonia dimidiata located near the front Adult male Phidippus audax. Jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes; three secondary pairs that are fixed and a principal pair that is movable.
A portrait of a male Phidippus audax, also known as the daring or bold jumping spider. Here its iridescent chelicerae ( mouthparts ) are visible, as are its large forward-facing eyes , which give it good stereoscopic vision .
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 ...
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A portrait of a male Phidippus audax, also known as the daring or bold jumping spider. Here its iridescent chelicerae are visible, as are its large forward-facing eyes, which give it good stereoscopic vision.Photo: Opoterser
The spiders have mostly yellow legs, and photos show that some regions have short, hair-like bristles, according to scientists. The new species’ chelicerae and palps, which it uses to feed, are ...
Phidippus workmani is within the P. audax species group - and although the males are relatively close in appearance to P. audax males - the females are just fantastically marked! This awesome female specimen was found by Josh Mayes, an attendee of the workshop.