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| Domain |
Eukarya |
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Arthropoda |
| Class |
Arachnida |
| Order |
Araneae |
| Sub-order |
Araneomorphae |
| Family |
Salticidae |
| Subfamily |
Dendryphantinae |
| Genus |
Phidippus |
| Species |
borealis |
| Common Name: |
Red-backed Jumping spider |
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| Phidippus borealis at Race Rocks, March 11, 2010. |
| This is our first photo of this spider , taken by Ryan Murphy |
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| "The spider I noticed from about 20m away! It's about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long and the bright orange pattern with white spots was really shocking. It's made a funnel web in the rocks near the house, a really interesting structure of woven grass." RM |
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