Naming
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.
Distribution
"Phidippus 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", and has been found in countries as remote as Sweden and Germany.Behavior
Females position their single egg sac under the bark of oak and pine trees....hieroglyph snipped... These are laid from December to February in South Carolina, and from January to June in Florida. The spiderlings mature during fall.References:
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