Johnson Jumping Spider
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.
General Adult Size (Length):
7mm to 13mm
(0.28in to 0.51in)
Identifying Colors: black; red; white
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma
Category: Spider
Common Name: Johnson Jumping Spider
Scientific Name: (Phidippys johnsoni)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phidippys
Species: johnsoni
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