




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.
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.





Kategorie
InsektenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
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!
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider can launch itself great distances to catch prey because of powerful muscles in its legs.
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider has eight eyes, including two large forward-facing eyes, that help them see in all directions and detect tiny movements.
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider can produce a silk dragline that helps them quickly retrieve themselves if a jump misses its target.
Tiny hunters that eat small insects they catch with powerful jumps.
Drosophila melanogaster
A common small insect prey in their habitat.
Aphis gossypii
Important for controlling garden pests.
Sialia sialis
A small bird that preys on various arthropods.
Anolis carolinensis
Small lizards frequently consume jumping spiders.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Baumbewohnende Tiere leben hauptsächlich in Bäumen und nutzen diese als Unterschlupf, Nahrungsquelle und zum Schutz vor Raubtieren.
Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus tierischem Gewebe besteht.
Tagaktive Tiere sind hauptsächlich bei Tageslicht aktiv und ruhen oder schlafen in der Regel nachts.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.
6-10 mm
365-1095 Tage
Tiny hunters that eat small insects they catch with powerful jumps.
They are commonly found in gardens, meadows, and around homes in North America.
Pursuit
8
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.