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Species ID Suggestions

metallic mimic jumper

Paraphidippus aurantius

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JanineLingTurner
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Jumping spider

Salticidae

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Smith Zoo
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Comments (8)
Sckel
Well, bayucca, then I arrived and removed the ID that Janine had given me.
bayucca
Yes, I saw that as well, but that one is probably not Paraphidippus aurantia. I have tried to find out more already, but did not find any reasonable match. Mark, your recent fly was definitely an easier one ;-)...
Mark Ridgway
Sergio possibly had one 14 moths ago - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14976125
bayucca
I am a little bit sceptic about Paraphidippus aurantius. This is mostly an US and Cnetral American species and probably not found in Brazil. I did not find any report of it from there. So maybe it is another one.
JanineLingTurner
I believe it's in relation to the sweat bee that it appears to mimic.
Sckel
Thanks for the ID and your comment, Smith Zoo. Thank you, dear Janine Turner. I do not understand why the name 'mimic'.
Smith Zoo
Very nice series Sckel. I believe this to be some kind of jumping spider.

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PublishedDecember 29, 2013

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