| Portia | |
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| Male Portia fimbriata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Spartaeinae |
| Genus: | Portia Karsch, 1878[1] |
| Type species | |
| Salticus fimbriatus Doleschall, 1859[1]
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 21 species | |
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Portia is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders (i.e., they are araneophagic or arachnophagic). They are remarkable for their intelligent hunting behaviour, which suggests that they are capable of learning and problem solving, traits normally attributed to much larger animals.[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
WSC_g2903was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Piper, Ross (2007), Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals, Greenwood Press.