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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!

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

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseArachnidaOrdenAraneaeFamiliaSalticidaeGéneroPhidippus
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider
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Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider

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Common

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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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Leaping Hunter

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

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

Safety Silk Line

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

Medidas y detalles

Tamaño
6-10 mm
Esperanza de vida
365-1095 días
Cantidad de patas
8

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

  • flies
  • leafhoppers
  • small crickets
  • aphids

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Fluffy JumperTufty Spider

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

6-10 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

365-1095 días

¿Qué come Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

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

¿Cómo caza Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider?

8

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