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black and white striped spider

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Field Notes

Description:

this spider is black with white stripes. it has a black head with a small orange spot on it. its back is all orange. it was fuzzy and hairy. it was very small, i would say smaller than half an inch.

Habitat:

i saw it walking around on the sidewalk, but it lives in bushes, grass, and trees.

Notes:

it moves very fast!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

This looks like a jumping spider of the family Salticidae. Check out the Wikipedia reference link for more information.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2010

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