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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]
A. marmoreus var. marmoreus has an orange abdomen with brown to black marbling. It usually has a distinct folium with dark edging. A. marmoreus var. pyramidatus has a much paler abdomen, with a single dark, often reddish-brown, mark at the rear [3] However, the species can have a wide range of colorations and folium patterns. [4] Var.
It is commonly called the ladybird mimic spider. The species belongs to the genus Paraplectana. The scientific name of the species was first published in 1960 by Yamaguchi. [1] The ladybird mimic spider has evolved to mimic the appearance of the ladybird. These spiders have bright red or orange bodies with black spots.
Females of a few species are paler brown and some have no bright markings. The bodies of black widow spiders range from 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) in size; some females can measure 13 mm (0.51 in) in their body length (not including legs). [8] Including legs, female adult black widows generally measure 25–38 mm (1–1.5 in). [9] [10]
Brachypelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). They may have bodies up to 6 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long with legs of similar or greater lengths. Some species have brightly colored legs, with red or orange marks and rings. The taxonomy of the genus and its
Macracantha hasselti is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is a native of Asia, occurring from India eastwards to Indonesia. Typical of this genus, the male of this species is small and nondescript but the female is larger and very colourful. It is usually around 8 mm in length, excluding legs.
Pterinochilus murinus or the orange baboon tarantula, [2] is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. [1] This species is found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Harpactirinae, baboon spiders. [3]
Eresus sandaliatus is a species of spider found primarily in northern and central Europe. Like other species of the genus Eresus, it is commonly called ladybird spider because of the coloration of the male. E. sandaliatus is one of the three species into which Eresus cinnaberinus or Eresus niger has been divided. [1]