Regal jumping spider
The regal jumping spider is a big, fuzzy jumping spider with huge eyes. Its jaws shine green, blue and purple like a beetle's shell. Males are black with white spots, while females can be orange, grey or brown.
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Fun facts
It is the biggest jumping spider in eastern North America.
Every night it builds a little silk sleeping bag, often inside a palm leaf.
The male's front legs have black and white fringes, like fancy feathered sleeves.
It became a popular pet after the cartoon spider Lucas the Spider made jumping spiders famous.
Females lay their eggs under tree bark or inside wooden buildings like barns.
Most asked questions about Regal jumping spider
?How big is a regal jumping spider?
Males are usually about 1.2 centimetres long and females about 1.5 centimetres, though some are bigger.
?Can you keep a regal jumping spider as a pet?
Yes, many people do. They are sold in some pet shops in North America.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Phidippus regius
- Group
- Spiders
- Family
- Salticidae
- Classification
- Arachnida > Araneae > Salticidae
- Lives on
- North America, Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Regal jumper
Where the facts come from
- Phidippus regius (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Thomas Shahan. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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