Hyllus diardi of the Hyllus genus is a part of the jumping spider family. Because of its giant size, people occasionally refer to it as the jumping spider.
Size: Females have a length between 0.39 and 0.59 inches (1-1.5 cm), while males appear a little smaller.
Color: They have a grayish-white body, and black eyes.
Other Characteristic Features: Like all other jumping spiders, they have eight eyes arranged in four pairs, with the ones in the front being larger.
Eggs are laid in a sac made by female spiders.
The spiderlings have a pale white body, and they have even been seen jumping within the egg sac, as per the views captured by some photographers.
They do not make webs and directly hunt down their prey.
Their bite could be painful leaving a welt-like mark on the skin. In fact, their venom is dangerous to their prey but does not have any lethal effect on humans.
| Other Names | Heavy jumper spider, giant jumping spider |
| Distribution | India, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Laos, Myanmar, and Singapore |
| Habitat | Mangrove vegetation and waste-land |
| Diet | Smaller insects |
| ICUN Conservation Status | Not listed |
Male spiders perform a dance ritual to attract female spiders in order to mate.
Image Credits: Markeisingbirding.com, S3.amazonaws.com, I.ytimg.com, Live.staticflickr.com, Stackrail.info, Exo-factory.pl
Hyllus diardi of the Hyllus genus is a part of the jumping spider family. Because of its giant size, people occasionally refer to it as the jumping spider.
Size: Females have a length between 0.39 and 0.59 inches (1-1.5 cm), while males appear a little smaller.
Color: They have a grayish-white body, and black eyes.
Other Characteristic Features: Like all other jumping spiders, they have eight eyes arranged in four pairs, with the ones in the front being larger.
Eggs are laid in a sac made by female spiders.
The spiderlings have a pale white body, and they have even been seen jumping within the egg sac, as per the views captured by some photographers.
They do not make webs and directly hunt down their prey.
Their bite could be painful leaving a welt-like mark on the skin. In fact, their venom is dangerous to their prey but does not have any lethal effect on humans.
| Other Names | Heavy jumper spider, giant jumping spider |
| Distribution | India, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Laos, Myanmar, and Singapore |
| Habitat | Mangrove vegetation and waste-land |
| Diet | Smaller insects |
| ICUN Conservation Status | Not listed |
Male spiders perform a dance ritual to attract female spiders in order to mate.
Image Credits: Markeisingbirding.com, S3.amazonaws.com, I.ytimg.com, Live.staticflickr.com, Stackrail.info, Exo-factory.pl
