What is Your Favorite Species of Jumping Spider?

[Nicole C G]

I personally don’t have just one.
My favorites are:
The entire genus of Platycryptus (favorite among them being P. undatus)
Beata hispida
Menemerus fulvus
Marpissa milleri
Rhetenor texanus
Bagheera prosper


-Platycryptus undatus

 

[rls0719]

I personally don’t have just one.
My favorites are:
The entire genus of Platycryptus (favorite among them being P. undatus)
Beata hispida
Menemerus fulvus
Marpissa milleri
Rhetenor texanus
Bagheera prosper

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-Platycryptus undatus

Here is our Phidippus regius that my daughter found outside two months ago.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Probably Paraphidippus aurantius, I think they are really pretty and I love finding them

 

[Nicole C G]

Here is our Phidippus regius that my daughter found outside two months ago.

You are from New Hampshire right? Based on your location, that’s not Phidippus regius. That’s Phidippus audax, actually.

 

[rls0719]

Probably Paraphidippus aurantius, I think they are really pretty and I love finding them

Good to know! My 10 year old daughter is obsessed with arachnids. I’m just along for the ride and learning a lot. It has been fun!

 

[Nicole C G]

Probably Paraphidippus aurantius, I think they are really pretty and I love finding them

They really are cool! I saw a lot of those on my trip to Kentucky. And recently found out they are in my area, too!

 

[rls0719]

You are from New Hampshire right? Based on your location, that’s not Phidippus regius. That’s Phidippus audax, actually.

Thanks! Yes, and I’m clearly clueless which is why I’m here - to learn from you all! She thought it was a regal but I’ll let her know.

 

[Nicole C G]

Thanks! Yes, and I’m clearly clueless which is why I’m here - to learn from you all! She thought it was a regal but I’ll let her know.

Glad I can help! Phidippus audax is just as cool as Phidippus regius in my opinion!

 

[magouilles]

I'm a noob with jumping spiders so I don't know many species and where I live we have three species from what I know (salticus scenicus, phidippus purpuratus and audax). I do own P.regius and I love them alotSo really cute! I had the chance of encountering all three that we have here and P.audax are really awesome too.

 

[Biollantefan54]

They really are cool! I saw a lot of those on my trip to Kentucky. And recently found out they are in my area, too! View attachment 408537

I haven’t seen them in a while but I remember finding lots of them in silken retreats in the leaves of my grandmas apple trees, hopefully this year I can find some more! The adults are beautiful metallic green and gold!

 

[CRX]

They really are cool! I saw a lot of those on my trip to Kentucky. And recently found out they are in my area, too!

Audax happens to my favorite! And I live in KY funny enough lol. I grew up seeing giant P Audax around my house here, sadly I never see huge ones in the wild anymore like I used to, but I've started raising them again and hopefully these guys will get that big! I swear, some of the adults I saw as a kid had a legspan as big as a quarter.

I haven’t seen them in a while but I remember finding lots of them in silken retreats in the leaves of my grandmas apple trees, hopefully this year I can find some more! The adults are beautiful metallic green and gold!

Yes, Audax has beautiful greenish chelicerae. I have to get a pic of mines sometime with a better camera.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I don't think I really have a favourite overall, but my favourite local species is Habronattus decorus.

 

[Nicole C G]

I don't think I really have a favourite overall, but my favourite local species is Habronattus decorus.
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Yes! Habronattus decorous is a great species! I like their shiny butts!

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Yes! Habronattus decorous is a great species! I like their shiny butts!

I need to find that population again to get better photos now that I have a proper camera - my phone wasn't quite up to the task.

 

[Edan bandoot]

i like the phidippus with the orange butts like borealis

 

[Biollantefan54]

Audax happens to my favorite! And I live in KY funny enough lol. I grew up seeing giant P Audax around my house here, sadly I never see huge ones in the wild anymore like I used to, but I've started raising them again and hopefully these guys will get that big! I swear, some of the adults I saw as a kid had a legspan as big as a quarter.


Yes, Audax has beautiful greenish chelicerae. I have to get a pic of mines sometime with a better camera.

I was referring to Paraphidippus aurantius, here is a pic of what I mean by their colors https://bugguide.net/node/view/1993277/bgimage

 

[CRX]

I was referring to Paraphidippus aurantius, here is a pic of what I mean by their colors https://bugguide.net/node/view/1993277/bgimage

Those are very beautiful.

 

[Jonathan6303]

To keep large jumpers phiddipus, Hyllus, even Platycryptus. I need something that is at least 1 cm as adult. Feeding fff is a hassle
To admire I like the Habronattus genus Habronattus americanus are true patriots, Maratus also fascinates me, cosmophasis genus has some beautiful colors, paraphiddipus also really cool, love that Lyssomanes viridis, also Bagheera males have some cool fangs, and finally Myrmarachne genus have really cool species.

 

[TheAuduxity]

Probably Paraphidippus aurantius, I think they are really pretty and I love finding them

Beautiful Emerald Green

 

[Nicole C G]

To keep large jumpers phiddipus, Hyllus, even Platycryptus. I need something that is at least 1 cm as adult. Feeding fff is a hassle
To admire I like the Habronattus genus Habronattus americanus are true patriots, Maratus also fascinates me, cosmophasis genus has some beautiful colors, paraphiddipus also really cool, love that Lyssomanes viridis, also Bagheera males have some cool fangs, and finally Myrmarachne genus have really cool species.

It is very cool the amount of variants that Habronattus americanus has!