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Phidippus princeps pulcherrimus. Keyserling, 1885. Phidippus princeps pulcherrimus is a subspecies of spider in the Salticidae (jumping spider) family.
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
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 .
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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]
The Dendryphantina are a subtribe of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World. [1] The subtribe was first defined by Anton Menge in 1879 as Dendryphantidae.Females of the subtribe generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae. [2]
It has a false "head" that helps it avoid predators. In a 2012 experiment, C. cecrops was exposed to a jumping spider, Phidippus pulcherrimus, which researchers found to be a "very efficient strategy in deflecting attacks." [3]
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