Colonus sylvanus, or the sylvan jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider. It is found in a range from the United States to Panama. It was first described by entomologist Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1846 based on specimens from South Carolina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sylvan Jumping Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Salticidae
- Genus
- Colonus
- Species
- Colonus sylvanus
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