Whitman's Jumping Spider

Phidippus whitmani

''Phidippus whitmani'' is a species of jumping spider.
Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) Early instar Salticid on leaf litter in a valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 19, 2018. This particular species of jumping spider exhibits Batesian mimicry. It effectively mimics mutillid wasps (commonly known as "red velvet ants"). They are often found in similar habitats as the mutillids, so this provides them with some protections from predators. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60437/whitmans_jumping_spider_phidippus_whitmani.html Geotagged,Phidippus whitmani,Spring,jumping spider,phidippus,salticid,salticidae,whitman's jumping spider

Appearance

While the male is strikingly red on top, with a black band in the frontal eye region and sometimes with white setae on the forelegs, the female is of a rather inconspicuous brown color. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps ; several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration, and possess a very painful sting.
Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) Early instar Salticid on leaf litter in a valley in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 19, 2018. This particular species of jumping spider exhibits Batesian mimicry. It effectively mimics mutillid wasps (commonly known as "red velvet ants"). They are often found in similar habitats as the mutillids, so this provides them with some protections from predators. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60436/whitmans_jumping_spider_phidippus_whitmani.html Geotagged,Phidippus whitmani,Spring,United States,jumping spider,phidippus,salticid,salticidae,whitman's jumping spider

Naming

The species name is possibly a reference to poet Walt Whitman.
Whitman's Jumping Spider - Phidippus whitmani Habitat: Adirondack Mountains -- I'm not sure what the exact location was because we were mountain hiking. *The Adirondack mountains are located in northeastern New York and contains more than 6 million acres of forests, including mountains, wetlands, and old-growth forests. *The white dot on the leaf might be an insect egg? Geotagged,Phidippus,Phidippus whitmani,Salticidae,Summer,United States,Whitman's Jumping Spider,jumping spider,spider

Distribution

''P. whitmani'' occurs in USA and Canada.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilySalticidae
GenusPhidippus
SpeciesP. whitmani
Photographed in
United States of America