SpidersIn Franklin County, Ohio

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax (Hentz, 1845)

Bold Jumping Spider in all of Ohio
Near Franklin County
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae

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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (4)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (24)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Bold Jumping Spider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County162 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County119 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County216 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County79 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County115 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County74 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Early August to late October, middle week mid-September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. An earlier season is not shown: most records are from one year.

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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 216 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Bold Jumping Spider in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Bold Jumping SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3111236
Feb 1–711244
Feb 8–1400360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–700483
Mar 8–1400567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2800750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11111,456
Apr 12–18432,408
Apr 19–25212,525
Apr 26 – May 2732,812
May 3–9752,785
May 10–161162,381
May 17–231462,651
May 24–301362,735
May 31 – Jun 61162,861
Jun 7–131342,986
Jun 14–20732,980
Jun 21–27743,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4763,121
Jul 5–11113,399
Jul 12–18223,754
Jul 19–25333,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1223,347
Aug 2–8223,803
Aug 9–15743,507
Aug 16–22333,137
Aug 23–29323,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5543,487
Sep 6–12443,215
Sep 13–191863,368
Sep 20–261642,586
Sep 27 – Oct 31043,624
Oct 4–10962,701
Oct 11–171462,107
Oct 18–24431,201
Oct 25–31221,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1411798
Nov 15–2111468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1211234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2600254
Dec 27 – Jan 211422

In Ohio

Late March to early July, middle week late May, and again early August to mid-November, middle week mid-September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,515 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Bold Jumping Spider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Bold Jumping SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10546,211
Jan 11–17335,146
Jan 18–24754,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7436,023
Feb 8–14425,888
Feb 15–21545,436
Feb 22–28546,846
Mar 1–7428,321
Mar 8–1412710,384
Mar 15–2119512,620
Mar 22–2815513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 419819,661
Apr 5–1125726,860
Apr 12–1862739,925
Apr 19–2556941,623
Apr 26 – May 276956,391
May 3–9841052,952
May 10–1696953,785
May 17–23154957,698
May 24–301471054,651
May 31 – Jun 61381053,099
Jun 7–13140953,700
Jun 14–2053956,625
Jun 21–2756955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 449758,477
Jul 5–1147861,336
Jul 12–1827764,722
Jul 19–2539869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 131859,416
Aug 2–839959,712
Aug 9–1553855,994
Aug 16–2255954,328
Aug 23–2957851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 574957,167
Sep 6–12911059,075
Sep 13–191331054,543
Sep 20–26991045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3119843,180
Oct 4–101241037,841
Oct 11–171011030,824
Oct 18–2454921,156
Oct 25–3146819,021
Nov 1–724714,172
Nov 8–1417712,621
Nov 15–21637,965
Nov 22–28328,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5546,083
Dec 6–12956,004
Dec 13–19545,423
Dec 20–26845,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21048,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Phidippus recorded in Franklin County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Putnam's Jumping Spider Phidippus putnamiOften confused in Ohio: 50 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantiusOften confused in Ohio: 39 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Brilliant Jumping Spider Phidippus clarusOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Tan Jumping Spider Platycryptus undatusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • canopy jumping spider Phidippus otiosus229 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed81%49%
Farmland11%11%
Forest6%31%
Wetland1%5%
Barren0.5%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%
Open water0.5%3%

From 1,508 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,515 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.