Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius, Female)

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Photo by Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Very hard to take pictures of, it always want to face you and see what you are doing, I have to trick her and sneak to take side pictures. Love this cute green spider

Species ID Suggestions

Jumping spider

Paraphidippus aurantius

Reference Link

KarenL

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Comments (14)

Neil Ross

Stunning photos. She is beautiful. I wonder why it is that they always face us. I don't know of any other spiders that do this. It makes me thing they are intelligent.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

KarenL, thank you for the information on this beautiful Spider, with your help I went into a search that was very amazing..I even found out that it was a Female!! Thank you again.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Thank you so much for the ID, KarenL.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Thank you, namitha.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Thank you, dotun55.

KarenL

Lovely series Gilma! Paraphidippus aurantius's range extends from the southern US states into Central America.

Namitha

Beautiful series

dotun55

How colourful! They're interesting creatures, too clever for their size :)