Bold Jumping Spider

Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax; the common, bold jumping spider seems fearless, happily living in houses, and seeming to enjoy human company.  At only 1/2″ across, they are harmless to humans, and so although they can and will bite, they cause only a slight singing sensation.  They have spinnerets, but do not spin a web, hunting tiny insects in yards and houses by stalking them.  The long, curved fangs enable them to grab and kill prey with poison.  The Bold Jumping Spider is marked by striped black and white legs, 2 sets of shiny black eyes, and a bright green bib.  The front pair of legs are longer than the other pairs, giving them an alert, upright posture. Jumping Spiders live up to their names, jumping as far as 3″.  They often anchor themselves before jumping so they can let themselves down gently.

Bold Jumping Spider; Note; the stocky build and eight pair of fuzzy black and white striped legs and prominent green “bib”.

Note; the longer front set of legs.

Note; the 4 prominent, black, button eyes which give the Bold Jumper wide peripheral vision.

Note; the prominent, hooked “fangs” below the green bib.