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Habronattus viridipes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Salticidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Genus
  
Habronattus

Similar
  
Habronattus, Dionycha, Entelegynae, Araneomorphae

Habronattus viridipes jumping spider pair


Habronattus viridipes is a species of spiders from a Salticidae family, that can be found in Canada and the United States.

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Description

The species are brownish-black, and have a size of 5.5 millimetres (0.22 in). Its front legs are green.

Ecology

The species males attract females by doing a "dance", and showing them their green front legs. If the female likes the dance, they will start to mate.

References

Habronattus viridipes Wikipedia