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Peppered Jumper

Pelegrina galathea

Photo by Ingrid3
Published on Project Noah
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41.0717, -73.5443

Field Notes

Description:

salticid spider, dorsal abdomen, legs, pedipalps and side of face identify this species more clearly, male

Habitat:

garden of boneset and wildflowers and agricultural weeds (Stellaria, hawkweed, Avens)

Notes:

Actively climbing up the stem of a plant, exploring leaf tops and leaf axils. A video would have been more appropriate for this active guy!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
KenCheeks
Just checked out your spottings. This is one of my favorites. Cool jumping spider.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
Jumping Spiders of the World
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedOctober 22, 2013

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