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Golden Jumping Spider

Sassacus vitis

Photo by Holly H
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful little gold jumping spider sighted in Southern California during late afternoon under the handle of a rubbish bin.
In the first photo, one can observe a thread of silk trailing the spider.

Habitat:

Backyard crevice

Notes:

very lively creature!

Reference Links:

Sassacus (spider)

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Comments (1)
Yasser
Awesome little jumper!

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PublishedAugust 22, 2013

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