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Thwaitesia argentiopunctata, known as the sequinned spider, mirror spider, or twin-peaked Thwaitesia, is a species of spider found in all the states of Australia. Body length is around 3 mm (0.12 in) for males, 4 mm (0.16 in) for females. [1] The abdomen is attractively patterned with cream, green, yellow and red.
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 ]
All spiders possess photosensitive microvilli which have the capacity to be sensitive to the polarisation of light, as they preferentially absorb light oscillating parallel to their long axis. These microvilli are arranged orthogonally in the eyes of several families, including jumping spiders , wolf spiders , and nursery web spiders .
[10] [11] Like all Zygoballus spiders, the cephalothorax is box-like in shape, being widest at the posterior lateral eyes. [6] [12] Numerous white or pale blue scales cover the clypeus ("face") and chelicerae. [10] [13] This covering extends around the sides of the carapace, ending beyond the posterior median eyes. [3]
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]
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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]