Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019[update], this family contained over 600 described genera and over...
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Phidippus johnsoni (redirect from Red-backed jumping spider)
johnsoni, the red-backed jumping spider or Johnson jumping spider, is one of the largest and most commonly encountered jumping spiders of western North America...
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Phidippus audax (redirect from Daring jumping spider)
bold jumper or daring jumping spider, is a common species of spider belonging to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their...
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Portia is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders (i.e., they are arachnophagic). They are remarkable for their intelligent hunting behaviour...
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of dead spiders curl up. Spiders can generate pressures up to eight times their resting level to extend their legs, and jumping spiders can jump up to 50...
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Plexippus paykulli (redirect from Pantropical jumping spider)
Plexippus paykulli is a species of jumping spider. It is native to Southeast Asia, but now has a cosmopolitan distribution. In the United States it is...
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The zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) is a common jumping spider of the Northern Hemisphere. Their common name refers to their vivid black-and-white colouration...
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Spider is an animated character created by animator Joshua Slice, named after and previously voiced by his nephew. Lucas is based on a jumping spider...
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Pholcus phalangioides (redirect from Dandy long-legs spider)
the cosmopolitan cellar spider, long-bodied cellar spider, or one of various types called a daddy long-legs spider, is a spider of the family Pholcidae...
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families of hunting spiders, such as jumping spiders and wolf spiders, have fair to excellent vision. The main pair of eyes in jumping spiders even sees in colour...
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Phidippus regius (redirect from Regal jumping spider)
is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean. It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America...
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Hyllus giganteus (category Spiders of Australia)
as the giant jumping spider, is a jumping spider native from Sumatra to Australia. It is best known for being the largest jumping spider species known...
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Mopsus mormon (redirect from Green jumping spider)
Mopsus mormon is an Australian spider species of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is the sole species in the genus Mopsus. It is found in New...
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Portia labiata (category Spiders of Asia)
Portia labiata is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra and...
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Maratus volans (redirect from Gliding spider)
volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). These spiders are native to certain areas...
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Euophrys omnisuperstes (redirect from Himalayan jumping spider)
Euophrys omnisuperstes, the Himalayan jumping spider, is a small jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 m (22,000 ft) in the Himalayas...
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Bagheera kiplingi (redirect from Vegetarian spider)
Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider found in Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It is the type species of the genus...
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families of hunting spiders, such as jumping spiders and wolf spiders, have fair to excellent vision. The main pair of eyes in jumping spiders even sees in color...
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Irura bidenticulata (redirect from Purple-gold jumping spider)
Irura bidenticulata, commonly known as the purple-gold jumping spider, is a species of salticid. As the name implies, while females tend to take on a more...
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Portia fimbriata (redirect from Fringed jumping spider)
Portia fimbriata, sometimes called the fringed jumping spider, is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in Australia and Southeast Asia. Adult females...
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Lyssomanes viridis (category Spiders of North America)
viridis, commonly known as the magnolia green jumper, is a species of jumping spider of the genus Lyssomanes, for which it is the type species. The species'...
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have true jaws. Though most known spiders are almost exclusively carnivorous, a few species, primarily of jumping spiders, supplement their diet with plant...
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Phidippus (redirect from Phidippus (spider))
Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized...
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Platycryptus undatus (redirect from Tan jumping spider)
undatus, also called the tan or familiar jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider. The bodies of these spiders are rather compressed in the vertical...
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Trite planiceps (redirect from Black-headed jumping spider)
black-headed jumping spider, is a common jumping spider (Salticidae) endemic to New Zealand and one of about 150 species of jumping spiders in New Zealand...
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and black markings. The eyesight of these spiders is not as good as that of the Salticidae (jumping spiders). Nevertheless, their vision is quite sufficient...
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that are staged in Malaysia and Singapore are fights between male jumping spiders. The males fight only for dominance, and ordinarily the loser will...
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Hentzia mitrata (category Spiders described in 1846)
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...
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tarantulas, wolf spiders (Lycosidae), huntsman spiders (Sparassidae), jumping spiders (Salticidae) and baboon spiders (Harpactirinae), though any given pompilid...
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Paraphidippus aurantius (category Spiders of North America)
Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider, commonly known as the emerald jumping spider or golden jumping spider. P. aurantius is a solitary hunter...
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