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Golden Jumping Spider

Paraphidippus aurantius
Paraphidippus aurantius
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Summary

Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider, commonly known as the emerald jumping spider or golden jumping spider. P. aurantius is a solitary hunter, with a fairly large size for a jumping spider. It is green or black with white side stripes on each side of its head and a white border around the top of the abdomen. It also has a midline of hairs down its center with small white dots and lines on either side.

Golden Jumping Spider

Paraphidippus aurantius

Is Golden Jumping Spider harmful?

There is no data about harmful of this species. Don't forget to be careful.

Sientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Araneae
family: Salticidae
genus: Paraphidippus

Distribution

Paraphidippus aurantius occurs from the United States to Panama, and on the Greater Antilles.

References

- 🇦🇹 (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.