Diurnal-spider

Guides

• Phidippus ardens

  Desert Red Jumping Spider

  Phidippus ardens is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico. Like other members of the genus Phidippus, it possesses enlarged anterior median eyes characteristic of salticids and is an active visual predator.

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