Platycryptus bugguide

Platycryptus is native, however, and has a much more extensive range, extending far to the north into southern Canada. Be sure to look for the Gray Wall Jumping Spider in your travels abroad, too. It is essentially cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world, including They may even approach it rather than flee for cover, an unusually curious type of behavior among spiders. However, jumping spiders are not aggressive and attempt to bite only if confined. The jaws of most species are too small to pierce the skin, but if successful, a jumping spider bite produces only mild and temporary pain with no complications. (species Phidippus audax). September 26, 2006 - August 13, 2007. Here's his story. Scroll down for more photographs. On September 26, 2006, I found a bold jumping spider, species name Phidippus audax, with some of the most beautiful chelicerae I have ever seen.He had really long front legs, almost like a crab, so I named him "Biglegs". Yup, that's a Platycryptus. As another user pointed out, undatus vs californicus depends on where you are. But the bushy palps and lack of an orange face sugges that that's most likely a lady spider, not a male. One of Michigan's largest salticid (jumping spider) species, the cryptic Platycryptus undatus. Adults range in size from 9 to 13 mm. One of Michigan's largest salticid (jumping spider) species, the cryptic Platycryptus undatus. Adults range in size from 9 to 13 mm. This page is a note that is attached to a branch of the Tree of Life.. ToL notes provide brief accounts of characteristics, short summaries, commentaries, media files, taxonomic information, or identification tools for a given group of organisms. Definitions of platycryptus spider, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of platycryptus spider, analogical dictionary of platycryptus spider (English) Platycryptus at Bugguide.net; This article about jumping spiders is a stub. Our first spider was hiding in plain sight on the t