Largest Jumping spider?

4tec84

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What are the largest species of jumping spider? I know Phidippus species are U.S. largest but are there any ohter that can get as large or larger?

I had a Phidippus regius once and she was the largest ive ever seen, just alittle over 1".
 

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i think P. octopunctatus is the largest in the USA. don't know about the world
 

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i think the P. octo's come from southern califoria/northern mexico. only one of those is going to be at all doable to get spiders from =P
 

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I beleive there is a species from Borneo that reaches 5cm legspan, so would have about a 3cm body length.

known as a heavy jumper, sorry, not got any scientific name.
 

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I looked online for the scientific name. Hyllus diardi
 

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I beleive there is a species from Borneo that reaches 5cm legspan, so would have about a 3cm body length.

known as a heavy jumper, sorry, not got any scientific name.
Hyllus diardi does not reach 5cm. Nowhere near 5cm, in fact.
 

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Oh :|
Sorry, I just did a search for 'heavy jumper'. Hyllus diardi was what I came up with.

He could be thinking of a different species, unscientific names are unsure like that.
 

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anyone got pix of any large jumpers other than audax?
 

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Oh :|
Sorry, I just did a search for 'heavy jumper'. Hyllus diardi was what I came up with.

He could be thinking of a different species, unscientific names are unsure like that.
"Heavy jumper" is indeed a common name for Hyllus diardi, so he (EXOPET) is misinformed, not you. I was correcting him and not you anyway. :)
 

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was a long time ago i read this, must have got my wires crossed, although it is a species from Borneo as it was someone from the BTS who went looking for earth tigers in Kalimantan who spotted it and took measurements, there was mention made of the 'heavy jumper'.
 

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was a long time ago i read this, must have got my wires crossed, although it is a species from Borneo as it was someone from the BTS who went looking for earth tigers in Kalimantan who spotted it and took measurements, there was mention made of the 'heavy jumper'.
A Salticid of such proportions would surely have been scientifically documented, but why have we not heard anything?
 

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measurements were in regards of a sparassidae huntsman:8o
 

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I'd say Hyllus giganteus. No further information though. I had two H. diardi females, with their body length reaching up easily to 21 or even 22mm.
Regards, Matt
 

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I'd say Hyllus giganteus. No further information though. I had two H. diardi females, with their body length reaching up easily to 21 or even 22mm.
Regards, Matt

Hi,

my hyllus giganteus male has a 47mm legspan and an 18mm body length
 
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