The bold jumping spiders, belonging to the Salticidae family, are named after their jumping capability. The exquisite coloration of the body makes them one of the beautiful spider species. They do not make webs for hunting, rather prefer to hunt by pouncing on their prey. It is the stereoscopic vision that helps them in stalking beforehand.
Size: Females are 0.31-0.59 in (0.78 -1.4 cm) and males are generally 0.23-0.51 in (0.58-1.2 m)
Color: Both the abdomen and cephalothorax are black and there are some marks on the abdomen along with a triangular white patch. The legs have white markings and the chelicerae are either metallic blue or green.
Other Characteristic Features: The entire body is hairy.
30-170 eggs are there per clutch and all of them are released into egg sacs within the period of mid-spring to the beginning of summer. The female spider cares for the eggs until they hatch.
The juvenile spiders have orange marks on the abdomen. After hatching they disperse and during the winter they seek shelter in secure places or become inactive for an extended period.
As previously mentioned the spider doesn’t make any web for preying, but during its jump, it generates a silk thread as a safety precaution so that if it fails to jump on the right thing, the silk thread will catch it.
The spider is unlikely to bite humans , but if they do it is not poisonous although an initial redness with minor pain might accompany afterward.
| Also Known as | Daring jumping spider, bold jumper |
| Distribution | United States, Southern Canada, certain regions of northern Mexico, Nicobar Islands, Hawaii and Cuba |
| Habitat | Open grassland, sometimes found in wall and fence |
| Diet | Boll weevils, pink bollworms, tarnished plant bugs, and tobacco budworms and smaller spiders |
| Lifespan | 1-2 years |
| Predators | Lizards, birds, and dragonflies |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not listed |
Image Credit: Infinitespider.com, Spidersinohio.net, Infinitespider.com, Bugguide.net, I.ytimg.com, Projectnoah.org
The bold jumping spiders, belonging to the Salticidae family, are named after their jumping capability. The exquisite coloration of the body makes them one of the beautiful spider species. They do not make webs for hunting, rather prefer to hunt by pouncing on their prey. It is the stereoscopic vision that helps them in stalking beforehand.
Size: Females are 0.31-0.59 in (0.78 -1.4 cm) and males are generally 0.23-0.51 in (0.58-1.2 m)
Color: Both the abdomen and cephalothorax are black and there are some marks on the abdomen along with a triangular white patch. The legs have white markings and the chelicerae are either metallic blue or green.
Other Characteristic Features: The entire body is hairy.
30-170 eggs are there per clutch and all of them are released into egg sacs within the period of mid-spring to the beginning of summer. The female spider cares for the eggs until they hatch.
The juvenile spiders have orange marks on the abdomen. After hatching they disperse and during the winter they seek shelter in secure places or become inactive for an extended period.
As previously mentioned the spider doesn’t make any web for preying, but during its jump, it generates a silk thread as a safety precaution so that if it fails to jump on the right thing, the silk thread will catch it.
The spider is unlikely to bite humans , but if they do it is not poisonous although an initial redness with minor pain might accompany afterward.
| Also Known as | Daring jumping spider, bold jumper |
| Distribution | United States, Southern Canada, certain regions of northern Mexico, Nicobar Islands, Hawaii and Cuba |
| Habitat | Open grassland, sometimes found in wall and fence |
| Diet | Boll weevils, pink bollworms, tarnished plant bugs, and tobacco budworms and smaller spiders |
| Lifespan | 1-2 years |
| Predators | Lizards, birds, and dragonflies |
| IUCN Conservation Status | Not listed |
Image Credit: Infinitespider.com, Spidersinohio.net, Infinitespider.com, Bugguide.net, I.ytimg.com, Projectnoah.org
