#4352 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © David Hill · CC BY 4.0
3. © Tim Leppek · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Leola, Leacock-Leola-Bareville, PA 17540, USA:© RT · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Nueces County, TX, USA:© Robert Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, US:© Rowan Nolan · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Texas, US:© valt · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Denton, Texas, United States:© Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Glendale, Salt Lake City, UT, USA:© Rebecca Ray · CC BY 4.0
10. Calhoun County, TX, USA:© Craig McIntyre · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Phidippus audax is a common jumping spider of North America. It is commonly referred to as the daring jumping spider , or bold jumping spider . 79 in) in length. They are typically black with a pattern of spots and stripes on their abdomen and legs. Often these spots are orange-tinted in juveniles, turning white as the spider matures. The spider belongs to the genus Phidippus , a group of...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 132,014iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
132,014 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1845 (181 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.