Species
Phidippus octopunctatus
Phidippus octopunctatus. Photo: (c) krh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Phidippus octopunctatus is a jumping spider that occurs in the United States and Mexico, mostly in the Great Basin Desert. It is among the largest jumping spiders found in North America, approaching 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in body length. They are gray to brownish-gray in color.