Opisthoncus polyphemus (L.Koch, 1867) is a animal in the Salticidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Opisthoncus polyphemus (L.Koch, 1867)

Opisthoncus polyphemus (L.Koch, 1867)

Opisthoncus polyphemus, the cyclops jumping spider, is a salticid spider found in New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Opisthoncus
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Opisthoncus polyphemus (L.Koch, 1867)

Opisthoncus polyphemus, commonly known as the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider belonging to the family Salticidae. This species is distributed across New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. Adult males measure 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in body length, while adult females are slightly larger at 8–9 mm. Both sexes have pale yellow-orange bodies marked with white patterning. The spider's black eyes appear larger due to surrounding black circles, a feature that gave rise to both its specific epithet polyphemus and its common name cyclops jumping spider.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Salticidae Opisthoncus

More from Salticidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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