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Jumping Spider

Eris flava

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

A small jumping spider that is black all over with a few white markings.

Habitat:

Found it on the steering wheel of my ATV, assume it came from the upland with sandy soil in an oak forest.

Reference Links:

Species Eris flava - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Jumping Spider

Evarcha hoyi

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Comments (5)
ForestDragon
This looks quite similar to a male Eris flava: http://bugguide.net/node/view/18311
AshleyT
Thank you for the suggestion akussr, but the species you suggested is not known to occur in Texas according to BugGuide, and the ones you gave has a white band across the eyes and mine does not. And thanks quixotic and Karen!

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Oklahoma and Texas Wildlife
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PublishedJuly 12, 2013

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