Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012) is a animal in the Salticidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)

Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)

Zenodorus swiftorum is a common, variable ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

Family
Genus
Zenodorus
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Zenodorus swiftorum (Zhang & Maddison, 2012)

Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider. This species is found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, and is common but variable across tropical Australia and neighboring countries to the north. Its common name is Swifts' ant-hunter. It was named in honour of Kristin Swift and John Swift, who supported Conservation International in New Guinea. Females of this species are slightly larger than males.

Photo: (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Graham Winterflood · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Salticidae Zenodorus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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