Searching for Habronattus americanus

A brief overview of the diverse genus Habronattus - focused on a trip to Montana to hunt for Habronattus americanus - a handsome red, white, and blue jumping spider.

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Links and resources:

Marshal Hedin's Habronattus photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observati...

Behavioural observations in nature reveal mating strategies of jumping spiders by Gwylim S. Blackburn & Wayne P. Maddison:
https://esc-sec.ca/2015/05/11/behavio...

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/...

http://tolweb.org/Habronattus/3069/19...

https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...