Bug FAQBoreal Paradise Spider
Habronattus borealis · Order: Araneae · Family: Salticidae
Male Boreal Paradise Spiders are brown and black, while females are brown. They occur in Canada and the United States. They were first confused with a spiderling of Habronattus coecatus.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Males are brown and black; females are brown. Subadult males have a red clypeus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
They are found in Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Their native range includes Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oklahoma, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How can I tell a Boreal Paradise Spider apart from similar spiders?
Males are brown and black, females are brown, and young males show a red clypeus; they were once mistaken for a Habronattus coecatus spiderling.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Salticidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habronattus_borealis
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