jumping spider

Lookin' like a golden brown buttered slice of toast.

1i slings have just emerged and are going to be 2i soon

Mature male investigating another spider's burrow

It will be interesting seeing these at earlier stages of development.

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One of six i was able to collect. Not easy at all.

Mating pair.

a second, darker orange specimen. this is a closeup of the abdomen showcasing the scales A curious thing to note, is these seem to attack males readily far more than any other phidippus species ive ever seen.

Golden jumper mature female A beautiful species closely related to nikites and apacheanus- retains its beautiful golden orange color well into adulthood.

Mature female Orange form. This is the morph i call 'Mojave neon' it can be blood red, electric yellow or this beautiful fiery orange. The coastal form tends to be more of a brick-red color.

I guess I'll name him Alex Audax lol

Small immature specimen found missing a palp, has molted and regenerated it. The next molt should return it to normal.

Antepenultimate male This morph of carneus is known for its striking vivid red coloration and intense white markings. Both sexes are equally colorful.

They're getting bigger. this is the fourth instar, i presume. they were collected approx. at i3

A highly variable species, Californicus was once considered to be six or more different species due to their wide array of colors and dorsal patterns before the 2004 revision to the genus Phidippus, which has rendered many names to be synonyms of other species already known.

The 'Dear jumper'. Metaphidippus is a genus of dendryphantine salticidae closely related to phidippus and paraphidippus. the genus epithet means 'Beyond phidippus' a reference to said close relation. 'Paraphidippus' can also mean 'beyond', but more accurately translates to 'Beside phidippus'

(Juv. Male) Unlike nikites this genus can be more easily sexed at a younger instar.

(Female juv.) Similar to and closely related to P. Nikites- Apache jumpers can be somewhat as variable in color.

A small but brave juvenile that fearlessly walked up to the forceps and casually accepted a flour beetle larva.

one of eight specimens collected. hopefully at least one is a male! Cannot release the name til i get some brood going :P