SpidersIn Medina County, Ohio

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax (Hentz, 1845)

Bold Jumping Spider in all of Ohio
Near Medina 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 Medina County

Mid-March to early June, middle week early May

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: the weeks are still too uncertain.

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Recording in Medina County · records of all species each week, 24,971 in all

Records per week from 44 records in 9 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 Medina County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Bold Jumping SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000111
Jan 11–170088
Jan 18–2400113
Jan 25–310099
Feb 1–700125
Feb 8–1400136
Feb 15–2100133
Feb 22–2800165
Mar 1–700128
Mar 8–1411211
Mar 15–2111285
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 400292
Apr 5–1133470
Apr 12–1822621
Apr 19–2511796
Apr 26 – May 200971
May 3–911791
May 10–1633636
May 17–2332631
May 24–3022804
May 31 – Jun 633713
Jun 7–1322781
Jun 14–2000596
Jun 21–2700728
Jun 28 – Jul 400845
Jul 5–1100772
Jul 12–1811906
Jul 19–2521899
Jul 26 – Aug 100974
Aug 2–8331,018
Aug 9–1500787
Aug 16–2211765
Aug 23–2900675
Aug 30 – Sep 511836
Sep 6–1211920
Sep 13–1922740
Sep 20–2622670
Sep 27 – Oct 300783
Oct 4–1044464
Oct 11–1711349
Oct 18–2411262
Oct 25–3111245
Nov 1–711251
Nov 8–1411236
Nov 15–2100144
Nov 22–2800161
Nov 29 – Dec 500122
Dec 6–1200110
Dec 13–1900107
Dec 20–2600114
Dec 27 – Jan 200142

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.

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.