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Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider

phidippus comatus

The Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider is a small, colorful spider with fluffy tufts of hair that help it blend into its surroundings. It's an amazing jumper, capable of leaping great distances to catch its prey!

Lebensraum: They are commonly found in gardens, meadows, and around homes in North America.

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The Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider is a small, robust arachnid. Males typically feature a black body with iridescent green-blue chelicerae and distinctive bright orange-red tufts on their head. Females are often mottled brown or gray with similar iridescent mouthparts.

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Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider
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Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Instead of large hunting webs, they spin small silk 'retreats' for safety and molting.

These spiders clean their main eyes with tiny bristly hairs on their pedipalps!

They are intelligent hunters, capable of planning complex routes to reach hidden prey!

They use hydraulic pressure to extend their legs, allowing powerful jumps without huge muscles!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Leaping Hunter

Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider can launch itself great distances to catch prey because of powerful muscles in its legs.

Fähigkeit

360-Degree Vision

Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider has eight eyes, including two large forward-facing eyes, that help them see in all directions and detect tiny movements.

Fähigkeit

Safety Silk Line

Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider can produce a silk dragline that helps them quickly retrieve themselves if a jump misses its target.

Maße und Details

Größe
6-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
365-1095 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
8

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny hunters that eat small insects they catch with powerful jumps.

Hauptnahrung

  • flies
  • leafhoppers
  • small crickets
  • aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

A common small insect prey in their habitat.

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Important for controlling garden pests.

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

A small bird that preys on various arthropods.

eaten by

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Small lizards frequently consume jumping spiders.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Fluffy JumperTufty Spider

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

6-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

365-1095 Tage

Was frisst Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

Tiny hunters that eat small insects they catch with powerful jumps.

Wo findet man Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider normalerweise?

They are commonly found in gardens, meadows, and around homes in North America.

Wie jagt Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

8

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