Adult male regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) from Nassau County, Florida; scale bar shown.

Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) — Adult male, Nassau County, Florida; scale bar = 1.0 mm.

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Species record

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius

Explore the Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The regal jumping spider is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America and occurs in the southeastern United States, the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas. It hunts by sight and jumps onto prey rather than building a capture web.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Arthropods
  3. Class: Arachnids
  4. Order: Araneae
  5. Family: Salticidae
  6. Genus: Phidippus

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
open fields, open woodland, palms and palmettos, shrubs and trees
Selected regions
North America

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • Females average about 15 millimetres long, compared with about 12 millimetres for males.

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Immature female regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) in Florida.

Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius) — Immature female in Florida.

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