Arizona Jumping Spider
Phidippus arizonensis
Not medically significant
Like all spiders, this species has venom, but it is not considered medically significant to humans. Bites are uncommon and, at worst, comparable to a bee sting for most people. Handle minimally.
About
A Phidippus jumping spider described by the Peckhams in 1883, probably named for the old Arizona Territory: there are no confirmed records of it in the state of Arizona itself. Adult females vary a lot, mixing black, white, brown, red and orange; adult males are slate blue to black, sometimes with a metallic sheen, with big pale fuzzy front legs. Keep it like other Phidippus: an enclosure taller than it is wide, with branches and foliage to climb and build a retreat in, and the door or vents placed so the silk nest at the top isn't disturbed. Juveniles take D. hydei fruit flies; larger spiders take house flies.
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Times kept: 0