#phidippus audax

[home-and-having-tea]

Everyone please look at my most dearly beloved son Vincent

[onenicebugperday]

@cloudy-daze submitted: This is Lavender, my bf's senior bold jumping spider

He had a burst of energy :)

Please tell Lavender he's beautiful and I love him!

[inatarachnids]

Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)

Observed by valt, CC BY-NC

[wrens-roost]

literally just a cat

Phidippus audax, bold jumping spider. my photo, taken 2025-11-02

[fatchance]

A bold* jumping spider (Phidippus audax) stalking ants on an anise stem, at the Sierra Vista Community Garden, Sierra Vista, Arizona.

*Bold isn't just an adjective, it's the spider's common name.

[musiclovingmoth]

little phidippy brings you the tiniest "🧡" ever

[bucketbugs]

spiders like the cactus, too

[jemsjumpers]

Okay but... did you know spiders literally clean themselves like this?! 😳

The leg cleaning might look a bit strange, but it's actually super important. Jumping spiders rely on tiny sensory hairs and perfect grip to hunt and climb... so keeping those legs clean is EVERYTHING.

Honestly? She’s just out here doing her self-care routine 🥹

Would you have guessed spiders groom like this?