Salticidae Sunday - Mopsus mormon (M. mormon)
Yes, we live in Utah (United States) which makes this post close to home, even though this particular species lives in a land far, far away. Today, I’m going to talk...
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Salticidae Sunday
Salticidae Sunday - Mopsus mormon (M. mormon)
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Salticidae Sunday - Telamonia dimidiata
Species found in rain forests are fascinating. They are unique, colorful, and sometimes intimidating. In this edition of Salticidae Sunday, we are going to focus on a jumper that has been falsely accused of...
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Salticidae Sunday - Platycryptus californicus (P. californicus)
This blog has spent quite a bit of time focusing on the Phiddipus, so I figured it was time to do a different genus for our Salticidae Sunday post. I’d like to introduce the Platycryptus californicus. ...
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Salticidae Sunday - Phiddipus putnami (P. putnami)
Today I want to give a huge shout out to Phantastic Phids for our awesome P. putnami. It’s like they read my mind. I have been wanting to find one of these guys...
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Salticidae Sunday - Phiddipus octopunctatus (P. octopunctatus)
Kingdom Anamalia Phylum Arthropod Subphylum Chelicerata Class Arachnida Order Araneae Infraorder Araneomorphae Family Salticidae Genus Phidippus Species octopunctatus As promised earlier this week, today’s Salticidae Sunday will focus on the...
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Salticidae Sunday - Phidippus regius (P. regius or regal)
Our Salticidae Sunday feature is the Phiddipus regis, or the regal jumping spider.
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Salticidae Sunday - Phiddipus otiosus (P. otiosus)
This week's Salticidae Sunday features the P. otiosus. These guys are a new favorite. The juveniles are super energetic and docile at the same time. Based on observations, they are also great eaters. As always, the classification comes first. ...
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Salticidae Sunday: Phiddipus audax (P. audax)
Our look into the first jumping spider species we kept, the P. audax.
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Salticidae Sunday - Salticidae Overview
A brief glimpse into the Salticidae (jumping spider) family.
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