Hyllus giganteus
| Hyllus giganteus | |
|---|---|
| Male from Workman, 1896. Specimen from Sulawesi. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Hyllus |
| Species: | H. giganteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyllus giganteus Koch, 1846
| |
Hyllus giganteus, commonly referred to as the giant jumping spider, is a jumping spider found throughout Southeast Asia.[1][2] This species is recognized as one of the largest jumping spiders known to science, ranging from 1.8–2.5 centimetres (0.71–0.98 in) in length.[3]
Discovery
The giant jumping spider was first discovered in 1846 by German arachnologist Carl Ludwig Koch and was first mentioned in his cowritten book The arachnids: Depicted and described true to nature.[4][5]
Description
Hyllus giganteus is often confused for other species, especially Hyllus diardi.[6] Females can be distinguished by their distinctive stripes at the front around their “face”, and black band across the carapace. They also have a mottled abdomen, with different shades of brown and beige. Males mature darker in colour, with less setae and longer appendages. The males also have long chelicerae which point in opposite directions, similar to that of Hyllus walckenaeri.
Venom
Hyllus giganteus is venomous, but the venom is not generally harmful to people.[7]
References
- ^ "Hyllus giganteus C. L. Koch, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Unplugged, BBC Earth. "Watch the world's biggest jumping spider make a leap". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Koch, C. L.; Hahn, Carl Wilhelm (1831). Die Arachniden : Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Nürnberg: In der C. H. Zeh'schen Buchhandlung.
- ^ "Hyllus Diardi Spider: Facts, Identification and Pictures". Spider Identifications. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Giant Jumping Spider (Hyllus giganteus)". Spider Identifications. Retrieved 2024-12-04.