Marpissa muscosa

Marpissa muscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Marpissa
Species:	M. muscosa
Binomial name
	Marpissa muscosa; (Clerck, 1757)

Marpissa muscosa is a species of jumping spider.

Marpissa muscosa, female.

On average, females have body length ranging from 7.5–14mm, whereas males have a body length ranging from 6–8.1mm.^[1] Both sexes are coloured grey to brown. The whole spider has a furry appearance and is flattened in shape.

The species builds a kind of nest under the bark of dead trees. Up to 100 of these nests can occur side by side. As other species of Marpissa spiders, it demonstrates a social hierarchy: weaker animals will acknowledge their inferiority by strutting their front legs and slowly retreating from the scene.^[2] Early environmental conditions shape personality types in the developing spiders.^[3]

Distribution[]

Marpissa muscosa lives in the Palaearctic.

Though rare in England, it is found throughout the country, more in the south and east. The species is widespread in northern Europe.

Habitat[]

These spiders are typically found on spruce and pine trees, under bark, in moor- and heathland, and around buildings.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "araneae - Marpissa muscosa". araneae.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
^ R. R. Jackson, S. D. Pollard, A. M. Macnab, K. J. Cooper: The complex communicatory behaviour of Marpissa marina, a New Zealand jumping spider (Araneae: Saltacidae). In: New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1990, Vol. 17: 25-38, doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422581.
^ Jannis Liedtke, Daniel Redekop, Jutta M. Schneider, Wiebke Schuett: Early environmental conditions shape personality types in a jumping spider. In: Ann V. Hedrick: The Development of Animal Personality, Frontiers Research Topics, Frontiers Media SA, vol. 3, Dec 2015, article 134, ISBN 2889451518, ISBN 9782889451517, doi:10.3389/fevo.2015.00134.

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[:0-1] "araneae - Marpissa muscosa". araneae.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

[2] R. R. Jackson, S. D. Pollard, A. M. Macnab, K. J. Cooper: The complex communicatory behaviour of Marpissa marina, a New Zealand jumping spider (Araneae: Saltacidae). In: New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1990, Vol. 17: 25-38, doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422581.

[3] Jannis Liedtke, Daniel Redekop, Jutta M. Schneider, Wiebke Schuett: Early environmental conditions shape personality types in a jumping spider. In: Ann V. Hedrick: The Development of Animal Personality, Frontiers Research Topics, Frontiers Media SA, vol. 3, Dec 2015, article 134, ISBN 2889451518, ISBN 9782889451517, doi:10.3389/fevo.2015.00134.

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