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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 P. octopunctatus. We have nicknamed these sassy little creatures the octopunk, and they are truly an interesting species of jumping spider. Also, their mating dance was the funniest I have seen. More on that later though. Identification The octopunk is one of the largest jumping spiders in North America and can get up to 25 mm in length which makes them larger than the regal. Of course, it’s only by a few mm, but still. I fell in love...
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