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Magnolia Green Jumping Spider

Lyssomanes viridis

Photo by KimHannon
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About size of thumbnail including leg span. One bright green as seen in photo. Do spiders shed like snakes???

Species ID Suggestions

Magnolia Green Jumping Spider

Lyssomanes viridis

Reference Link
Mandy Hollman
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Hi Kim, awesome find! These are the only green jumping spiders in North America as far as I know. Spiders do shed their skin as they grow. They leave behind the old exoskeleton that looks like an empty spider-shaped shell.
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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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