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Fused Spot variation

Representative Images

Phidippus audax - male unipunctatus - Phidippus audax unipunctatus - Phidippus audax N FL broken N FL broken Bryantae-punctatus - Phidippus audax - male Bryantae-punctatus - Phidippus audax - male Adult male Unipunctatus - Phidippus audax - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
Genus Phidippus
No Taxon (audax group)
Species audax (Bold Jumper)
No Taxon Fused Spot variation

Remarks

This form is common in North Florida, but I do not know it's extent elsewhere. It is likely they occur in other states, but probably not so highly developed.

See Also

audax
regius
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 October, 2005 - 10:41pm
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck
Last updated 19 February, 2006 - 7:52pm

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