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Photo by larkinpb
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Field Notes

Description:

It was about half a centimeter long and its legs were striped black and red with a black and yellow abdomen.

Habitat:

I found it on a table in my house.

Notes:

When I was trying to take a picture of it it kept on trying to jump away from me; it sometimes jumped as far as eight inches.

Species ID Suggestions

Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

Reference Link
LivanEscudero
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Comments (6)
HemaShah
The latest information was that spiders can hear us clearly when they are in the room. Originally it was assumed that they could hear only in their immediate vicinity!
larkinpb
That's interesting. I never knew that when there abdomen gets small they are hungry.
HemaShah
They are cute creatures.Bug guide .net gave me the tip on giving it water.i had put up a spider in a similar situation on that .
larkinpb
I'm sorry, but I have lost it. I just took some pictures then it just jumped away.
HemaShah
When the abdomen is that narrow it means that it could be hungry. Give it a few drops of water.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Carnivores of the Southeastern US
Mission
International Spider Survey
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Mission WILD
Mission
Arthropods of Tennessee

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016

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