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Phidippus audax
Phidippus audax. Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Phidippus audax is a common W jumping spider of North America. It is commonly referred to as the bold jumping spider or bold jumper. The spider belongs to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified both by their relatively large size and their iridescent chelicerae.