OuiSi Nature · Card 85
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
- Location
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Date
- March 14, 2020
Photograph byJoseph SaundersDescription
I find these charming spiders often, including in my own home as was the case this day. While most spiders have relatively poor vision, jumping spiders see more sharply than any other animals with eyes their size, though the best are still about five times less sharp than humans. Bold jumpers range from Canada and the Atlantic Coast states west to California, and their jaws often have an iridescent green hue. Shy around people, they hunt only by daylight.
Photo linkinstagram.com/reelsonwheels
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_audax
The photographer
Joseph Saunders
Black Birders Week Co-Organizer, BlackAFInSTEM, Aperiologist
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