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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 ...
Phidippus texanus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. ... Adult female dorsal view. Adult male ...
With forelegs high and wide apart and abdomen bent to the side, the female sways before the male, sometimes with a few steps to one side and then the other. In other Phidippus species, the female rejects the male by extending the first pair of legs whenever he approaches too closely, and merely fails to ward him off when she is ready to accept him.
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 ...
A cute spider named Webora waves her arms while chilling among the fuzzy wires inside her plastic tub on November 16. Webora is a one-year-old Phidippus regius, or more commonly known as Regal ...
Male Euoplos dignitas spiders grow larger than females and have a brighter red coloring with long spindly legs. Females have a more muted red-brown coloring and compact build. A male Euoplos ...
This small female jumping spider (Hyllus semicupreus) successfully captured a grasshopper that is much larger and stronger than she is. The grasshopper tried to escape, but the spider immobilized it using the venom she injected, and the "dragline" helped her hold her position with respect to the prey object.
The spider’s behavior was “surprising” but not entirely novel, he added, noting that some species of bolas spiders attracted male moths by producing chemicals that mimic female moth pheromones.