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V-Signed Jumping Spider

Aelurillus v-insignitus

3,113 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 226, February 167, March 262, April 411, May 593, June 647, July 692, August 595, September 437, October 326, November 178, December 139.
United States4,675
Alaska4,675
France507
Occitanie248
Germany186
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur177
Spain162
Cataluña/Catalunya141
Ukraine129
Sweden127

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyJumping Spiders · Salticidae
GenusFeline Jumping Spiders · Aelurillus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise V-Signed Jumping Spider with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.