Order Araneae Family Salticidae Rank Species | Subfamily Dendryphantinae Higher classification Phidippus | |
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Similar Phidippus, Jumping spider, Phidippus regius, Phidippus mystaceus, Arachnid | ||
Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America. It is primarily a tree-living species. Females reach a body length of about 16 mm. Its iridescent fangs can range in color from purple to green.
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Jumping spider mating behavior phidippus otiosus
Life cycle
Females position their single egg sac under the bark of oak and pine trees. These are laid from December to February in South Carolina, and from January to June in Florida. The spiderlings mature during fall.
Systematics
P. otiosus is grouped with the closely related species P. californicus, P. pius and P. regius in the otiosus group.
Distribution
P. otiosus naturally occurs in the southeastern United States from Florida and Texas to North Carolina. However, this species is sometimes exported with plants such as Tillandsia, with occasional finds in countries as remote as Sweden and Germany.
Name
The species name is possibly derived from Latin otium "leisure, peace, quiet" + the suffix -osus "full of, prone to", or from Ancient Greek oto- "ear", referring to the tufts of black hair.
A common name for this species is Canopy Jumping Spider.
