Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spider - (Hentzia mitrata)

Fast, bright and light, Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spiders excel at pouncing on unsuspecting insect prey despite their tiny size.

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Pic of the Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spider

Photo of the Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spider

Staff Writer (1/25/2017): Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spiders are members of Salticidae, a family of jumping spiders. They are very small and harmless to humans, but efficient predators of insects. They wander areas, sometimes indoors, looking for a meal. They are capable of jumping many times farther than the length of their own bodies. This allows them to capture prey that may otherwise run from them if they got too close.

The copper hairs on the head resemble a crown. The white and reddish body coloring is not as common as its brown or black relatives. This makes them stand out to the human observer. Jumping Spiders are believed to have excellent eyesight and may watch you as intently as you watch them.

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Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spider

Category: Spider
Common name: Crowned Hentzia Jumping Spider
Scientific Name: Hentzia mitrata

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Family: Salticidae

Genus: Hentzia

Species: mitrata

Size (Adult, Length): 3mm to 4mm (0.12in to 0.16in)

Identifying Colors: white, red, brown, black

Additional Descriptors: jumping, fast, small, reddish, albino

North American Reach (Though Not Limited To*): Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; North Carolina; Ohio; South Carolina; Tennessee

* Keep in mind that an insect's reach is not limited by lines on a map and therefore may appear in areas/regions/states beyond those listed above.

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