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#4367 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Red-bellied Jumping Spider

🇳🇱 Vuurspringer ·Philaeus chrysops

🕷️ Spiders & kin 📍 in Europe, not in NL
Red-bellied Jumping Spider, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Valter Jacinto | Portugal · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

Philaeus chrysops is a species of jumping spider (Salticidae).

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 14,894iNaturalist 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.
  • 14,894 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus in 1761 (265 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Red-bellied Jumping Spider
Nederlands
Vuurspringer
scientific name
Philaeus chrysops
class
Arachnida
order
Araneae
family
Salticidae
sightings in NL
0
sightings in Europe
11,852
sightings worldwide
14,894
GBIF records in NL
54
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1761 by Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus

relatives· Salticidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 146721, Wikidata Q205160, GBIF 2176858, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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