Colonus puerperus | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Colonus |
Species: | C. puerperus
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Binomial name | |
Colonus puerperus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Attus puerperus Hentz, 1846 |
Colonus puerperus is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.[2] It is usually found in grassy areas during the warmer months of the year.[3] Adult females are between 7 and 11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in length.[3][4] Adult males are between 5 and 7 mm (0.2–0.3 in).[2][4]
The species name is from Latin puerperus, "just having born a child" (from puer, child, and pario, give birth).[citation needed]
This species is among the farthest jumping, if not the farthest jumping, species of jumping spiders. The maximum horizontal jump distance of a 6.2 mm male was measured at 23 cm, meaning that C. puerperus is capable of jumping up to 38 times its body length.[5]