# White-jawed Jumping Spider

*Hentzia mitrata*

Male white-jawed jumping spiders use their large white chelicerae as visual signaling flags to intimidate rivals and attract females.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Arthropoda › Arachnida › Araneae › Salticidae › Hentzia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Deciduous woodlands, forest edges, shrubby thickets, and tree foliage
- **Diet:** Small arthropods including flies, aphids, leafhoppers, springtails, and tiny caterpillars
- **Range:** United States, Canada
- **Size:** 3.5–6 mm in length
- **Lifespan:** Around 1 year
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Broad-spectrum pesticide use and widespread deforestation or habitat fragmentation
- **Safe to approach?:** This spider is harmless to humans and reluctant to bite. It can be safely observed closely or gently coaxed onto a leaf to move it. In the rare event of a defensive nip, wash the area with mild soap and water.

## About

Hentzia mitrata , the white-jawed jumping spider , is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States, Canada, and BahamaIslands.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/9384fd94-b842-40d8-973c-f19731ed75c9
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153842
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentzia mitrata
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/67443963/medium.jpg (skitterbug, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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