Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Dendryphantinae » Phidippus » otiosus group (Phidippus otiosus group) » Phidippus otiosus
Photo#81197
Phidippus otiosus - female
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Phidippus otiosus - Female
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 2, 2006
Size: 16 mm body
Detail of head, etc. I love the greenish paturons (part of the chelicerae, to which fangs are attached--see discussion--I hope I've got this correct).

Images of this individual: tag all
Phidippus otiosus - female Phidippus otiosus - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Cotinis on 3 October, 2006 - 9:23am
Last updated 4 October, 2006 - 4:45pm

Greenish
I think we call those chelicerae. They are actually the fang covers and not part of the jaws. And what a fine shot.
… Herschel Raney, 4 October, 2006 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
???
Interesting comment, Herschel.
The chelicerae are the jaws. The green area is the paturons (as defined in any credible spider publication), to which the fangs are attached. Example
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 4 October, 2006 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Well
I passed on misleading information that was passed on to me. Which was that the chelicerae, including the paturons, were separate from the jaw structures. They actually are jaw structures but are also the fang covers and the green shining items on several of the Phids. I did not know the paturon term previously.
… Herschel Raney, 5 October, 2006 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for education on the proper term, and thanks for the compliment.
It was a pretty cooperative subject, while confined in a white serving bowl. The hairiness was helpul as a focusing aid for my 65mm manual focus macro lens--great results if you can see to focus and get light on the subject at the close working distances.
I'm enthusiastic about doing some work on spiders, especially jumpers. I'll be looking for them now.
… Cotinis, 4 October, 2006 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Wonderful
Awesome photo!!!!!

Michelle
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 3 October, 2006 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Phidippus.
… Cotinis, 3 October, 2006 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Phidippus mystaceus.
… Cotinis, 3 October, 2006 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact