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Hyllus giganteus
| Hyllus giganteus | |
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| Male from Workman, 1896. Specimen from Sulawesi. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Hyllus |
| Species: | H. giganteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyllus giganteus Koch, 1846
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Hyllus giganteus, commonly referred to as the giant jumping spider, is a jumping spider native from Sumatra to Australia.[1][2] It is best known for being the largest jumping spider species known to science, ranging from 1.8–2.5 centimetres (0.71–0.98 in) in length.[3] It is popular among spider hobbyists and breeders as the largest known jumping spider.[4]
- ^ "Hyllus giganteus C. L. Koch, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Unplugged, BBC Earth. "Watch the world's biggest jumping spider make a leap". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Welcome Spider Lovers". World Of Phids LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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