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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]
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 ...
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.
The jumping spider Phidippus audax.The basal parts of the chelicerae are the two iridescent green mouthparts. The chelicerae (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s ər iː /) are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.
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 .
"Scavenging throughout the life cycle of the jumping spider; Phidippus audax (Hentz) (Araneae: Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 42 (3): 277–283. doi:10.1636/j13-31.1. ISSN 0161-8202. This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It will be helpful in describing feeding mechanisms throughout Phidippus ...
Western black widow spider Bold jumping spider Giant hairy scorpion under UV light Red spider mite Salt Lake ... Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax) [1] Camel ...
Phidippus clarus, also known as the brilliant jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in old fields throughout eastern North America. It often waits upside down near the top of a plant, which may be useful for detecting prey, and then quickly jumps down before the prey can escape.