Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: North America
Movement: Hopping
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Venom
Status: Common

About

The bold jumping spider is a common species of spider belonging to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their large eyes and iridescent chelicerae. They have excellent stereoscopic vision that aids them in stalking prey and facilitates visual communication with potential mates during courting.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phidippus