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Lyssomanes is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), ranging from South and Central America, up to the southern United States. [1]There have been described 94 extant and two fossil species [2] [3] from the Neotropical Region.
Plexippus paykulli is a species of jumping spider. [1] It is native to Southeast Asia, but now has a cosmopolitan distribution. In the United States it is commonly known as the pantropical jumping spider. [2] It is usually associated with buildings [3] and may be found near light sources catching insects attracted by the light. [4]
Phidippus princeps is a species of jumping spider found in Canada and the eastern United States. These jumping spiders' vision exceeds by a factor of ten than that of a dragonfly's, which have the best vision among insects. [1] Feeding
Colonus puerperus is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. [2]
[28] [29] When a jumping spider moves from place to place, and especially just before it jumps, it tethers a filament of silk (or 'dragline') to whatever it is standing on. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] This dragline provides a mechanical aid to jumping, including braking and stabilization [ 28 ] [ 30 ] and if the jump should fail, the spider climbs back up the ...
Phidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider.It is commonly called cardinal jumper.It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla (commonly known as "velvet ants"); several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration to the spiders, and possess a very painful sting.
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Phidippus mystaceus is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length. Females grow to about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in body length.