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Common Hentz jumping spider (male)

Hentzia palmarum

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

Males dark brown with white along edges of body, legs and jaws. Central white mark only on back half of carapace. Front pair of legs much larger than others. Females hairier, paler in color, often marked with forward pointing triangles along the center of her abdomen. (information from BugGuide)

Habitat:

City park, among the bushes

Notes:

The males have elongated forelimbs, while the females do not.

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Comments (2)

Thanks, Atul. I knew you'd like this little guy. :-)
Lovely Series Aaron !

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