| Colonus puerperus | |
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| Male | |
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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Colonus puerperus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Attus puerperusHentz, 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 furthest jumping, if not the furthest 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]
