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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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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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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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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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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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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Our Salticidae Sunday feature is the Phiddipus regis, or the regal jumping spider.
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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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Our look into the first jumping spider species we kept, the P. audax.
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A brief glimpse into the Salticidae (jumping spider) family.
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