Phidippus audax
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 P. audax shows green chelicerae
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Phidippus audax is a common jumping spider of North America. As all spiders in the genus Phidippus, it has iridescent green chelicerae.
It is a common predator of many crop pests, including boll weevils, spotted cucumber beetles, bollworms, cotton leaf worm, fall webworm, cotton fleahopper, lygus bugs, stink bugs, three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, leafhoppers, sorghum midges, and mosquitos.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is common in most parts of Canada, USA and parts of northern Central America, and has been introduced to Hawaii and the Nicobar Islands.
[edit] Name
P. audax is the type species for the genus Phidippus. The species name is derived from Latin audax "daring, audacious".
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- David Edwin Hill: Portrait of feeding female Phidippus audax — Video
- Daring Jumping Spider Reference quality diagnostic photos
- Diagnostic drawings
- Pictures of P. audax (free for noncommercial use)
