Salticidae Sunday

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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...

Allene Hester | September 2, 2018

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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...

Allene Hester | August 26, 2018

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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.

Allene Hester | August 19, 2018

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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. ...

Allene Hester | August 12, 2018