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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]
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 – comprising 13% of spider species. [2]
Hentzia mitrata, the white-jawed jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States, Canada, and Bahama Islands.
Jumping spider. What they look like: There are more than 300 species of these, and they all look a little different. “Their colors can vary from solid black with distinctive markings, to striped ...
Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. ... part of the dorsal abdomen there are two minute white spots. At the sides of the abdomen there are light ...
Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, [2] is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean. [1] It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America. [3]
Maratus griseus, the white-banded house jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand . Description
They were first spotted in Georgia, and other parts of the southern U.S. according to Scientific American. "This is a shy spider," Meyerson said. "However, unlike many other spiders, this species ...