Phidippus audax
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Phidippus audax is a jumping spider. Its common name is Bold Jumping Spider. It is the jumping spider found most often in the United States.
P. audax 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, mosquitoes. [link]
Distribution
P. audax originally occurs in North America, but was introduced in Hawai'i and Nicobar Islands.External links
- [Jumping to Unfortunate Conclusions: Phidippus audax, the most common cause of spider bites]
- [Diagnostic drawings]
- [Keeping P. audax as pet]
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