Evarcha michailovi

Evarcha michailovi is a species of jumping spider in the genus Evarcha that is endemic to Europe and Asia. It thrives in dry grassland and heath, but it has also been found in areas of human habitation. The species was first described in 1992 by Dmitri Logunov based on a specimen found in Russia. Examples of the species had been previously discovered in Mongolia ten years earlier, but these had been misidentified. The spider has a brown to dark brown carapace that measures between 2.08 and 2.75 mm (0.08 and 0.11 in) in length that, in some examples, has light stripes running down its sides. Its black eye field is marked by a white stripe while its clypeus is orange and hairy.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Evarcha michailovi 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

• Evarcha laetabunda
• Evarcha proszynskii
• Evarcha hoyi
• Evarcha arcuata
• Evarcha falcata
• Evarcha prosimilis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae

Genus

Evarcha

Species

Evarcha michailovi

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