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title: "Johnson's Jumping Spider"
description: "Phidippus johnsoni — Insetos e aranhas. Phidippus johnsoni, the red-backed jumping spider or Johnson jumping spider, is one of the largest and most commonly encountered jumping spiders of western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/johnson-s-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Johnson's Jumping Spider

> Phidippus johnsoni — Insetos e aranhas. Phidippus johnsoni, the red-backed jumping spider or Johnson jumping spider, is one of the largest and most commonly encountered jumping spiders of western North America.

- Scientific name: *Phidippus johnsoni*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 17753
- Wikidata: [Q675345](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q675345)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58421](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58421)

## Names

- en: Johnson's Jumping Spider
- es: Araña saltarina de cola roja

## Countries with the most observations

US (11731), CA (2755), MX (259)

## Summary

Phidippus johnsoni, the red-backed jumping spider or Johnson jumping spider, is one of the largest and most commonly encountered jumping spiders of western North America. It is not to be confused with the unrelated and highly venomous redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_johnsoni

## Photo

![Johnson's Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/johnson-s-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kaldari · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58421

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/johnson-s-jumping-spider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).