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Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius)
Kid friendly Hand-picked for the Lil Z's Zone: low-risk, low-defense fellas a kid can help care for with a grown-up alongside. Captive bred Born and raised in captivity, not taken from the wild. Usually calmer, better-adjusted, and quicker to settle in.

Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius)

Spider

$19.99
In stock - ships from Big Z HQ
Matched Buddy Baby Buddy

This fella is tiny enough that monitoring matters more than extra space, so the best checkout pair is the tiny square starter.

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Spice 1 care notes

Slow, low-defense, easy care. A win for first-time keepers and family setups.

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About this Fella

The arachnid that won the personality lottery

Phidippus regius, the Regal Jumping Spider, is the one that converts people. Eight eyes, full color vision, and a brain that runs more like a tiny cat than a bug: it tilts its head to look at you, tracks your finger across the glass, stalks prey on foot, and turns to watch things. It is the largest jumping spider in North America (females about an inch) and the undisputed star of the Big Z Kidz Zone.

It is also the single most beginner-friendly arachnid we sell. Captive-bred slings are rugged little eaters that grow fast on flightless fruit flies and pinhead crickets, and adults are famously chill about climbing onto a calm hand once they trust you. Give it a tall enclosure with anchor points up top (jumpers live in the upper third) and you have a curious, expressive, genuinely interactive little animal. Florida charm in a thimble.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

Care + shipping

What ships with this order

  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
Matched care guide

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius - Spice 2 — Beginner. Baby Buddy for spiderlings; Bark Buddy-style micro setup for larger juveniles/adults

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About this Fella Big Z's notes

The arachnid that won the personality lottery

Phidippus regius, the Regal Jumping Spider, is the one that converts people. Eight eyes, full color vision, and a brain that runs more like a tiny cat than a bug: it tilts its head to look at you, tracks your finger across the glass, stalks prey on foot, and turns to watch things. It is the largest jumping spider in North America (females about an inch) and the undisputed star of the Big Z Kidz Zone.

It is also the single most beginner-friendly arachnid we sell. Captive-bred slings are rugged little eaters that grow fast on flightless fruit flies and pinhead crickets, and adults are famously chill about climbing onto a calm hand once they trust you. Give it a tall enclosure with anchor points up top (jumpers live in the upper third) and you have a curious, expressive, genuinely interactive little animal. Florida charm in a thimble.

The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →

What ships with this order Care + shipping
  • Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
  • Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
  • Tracking + arrival window before ship-day
  • DM access to Big Z for the life of the animal
Read shipping & LAG Build the habitat
Care guideKid Safe - soft start
Matched care guide

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius - Spice 2 — Beginner. Baby Buddy for spiderlings; Bark Buddy-style micro setup for larger juveniles/adults

Advanced + PDF Open simple guide
View in Care GuideZs library
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