TAXONOMY:
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Arachnida
    Order: Araneae
     Family: Salticidae
      Genus: Phidippys
       Species: johnsoni

OTHER NAME(S):
Red Jumping Spider

CHARACTERISTICS: These tiny spiders jump large distances (considering their size) to catch their prey. They are day-time hunters and hide out at night and in the winter.

They have been known to bite humans, but without serious effects.

Females weave funnel-shaped webs to lay eggs in under rocks or between objects. Males have an abdomen that is completely red, whereas the female will have a black line down the center of her abdomen.

ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs):
7mm to 13mm (0.28in to 0.51in) (Compare Size)

IDENTIFYING COLORS: black; red; white

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